THREE people were hurt after a bus hit scaffolding outside a shop.

The First Group bus went into scaffolding outside McColl’s newsagents in Church Street, Coggeshall.

The number 70 bus, which was travelling from Colchester to Chelmsford, hit a pole, which shattered a window on the top deck.

One passenger, who asked to not to be named, suffered whiplash and concussion and said two others also sustained injuries in the incident.

The passenger said: “The bus driver went around the corner of the shop and the scaffolding pole on the building hit the bus which shattered the glass of the top deck.

“There were four people on the top deck, including myself. Three of us suffered some minor injuries.

“Myself and one other passenger went to A&E because of the incident.

“I went to Broomfield Hospital as the next bus that came along to take us to Chelmsford stopped at the hospital.

“I was told I have whiplash in my neck and shoulder, hip and knee pain, and I also have concussion and have been put on strong pain-killers. McColls was forced to close after last Tuesday’s crash.

The passenger said: “Later that day I went back to look at the damage and there was a sign stating the shop was closed due to unsafe scaffolding.”

A First Colchester operations manager said: “One of our buses collided with some scaffolding located outside McColls store on the narrow section of Church Street on Tuesday causing some damage to the upper windows of the bus.

“An investigation is being undertaken to determine how the incident occurred.

“I can confirm that, thankfully, no injuries were reported at the scene.”

A McColl’s spokesman said: “There was an incident involving a bus and our Coggeshall store in the morning of January 14.

“The store temporarily closed as a result, but re-opened later in the day and continues to operate as normal. Thankfully, no customers or colleagues were hurt in the incident.”