Police are investigating a serious crash between a car and a bus in Pool-in-Wharfedale which has left a major road closed.

The A659 Otley Road has been sealed off since after the incident at about 10.30am involving a blue Vauxhall Meriva and a single-decker Connexionsbuses bus, near to the Shell garage.

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance attended the scene, but it is not yet known the extent of any injuries suffered by the driver of the car.

However, it isbelieved the driver of the bus and passengers were uninjured, but left shaken by the incident.