A BUS driver was taken to hospital after his single-decker was in collision with a lamppost.

Simon Wilde, aged 32, is believed to have collapsed at the wheel in Jackson Street, in Kearsley.

The driver for South Lancashire Travel, of Hesnall Close, Glazebury, was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital for treatment.

The 557 bus was not in service when the accident happened at 4.40pm yesterday.