A group of Household Cavalry horses have run loose in central London after throwing off their military riders during an exercise.

One of the horses has also seemingly ran into a double-decker bus, smashing its windscreen after running loose near Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria.

Buckingham Palace Road was closed after the incident and a cordon was put in place while emergency services attended the scene.

A silver Mercedes-Benz people carrier was also reportedly hit, with damage to its side and two rear windows broken.

The horses were on the loose in central London

A military exercise was taking place in the area

Horses were seen running loose near Victoria station

London Fire Brigade said one person was treated by ambulance crews and a horse had been "secured" and taken to an area of safety.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "Firefighters were called at 08:31 BST to reports of vehicles in collision with horses in the area of Victoria Station.

"Crews are currently working alongside the London Ambulance Service at the scene of a collision between a taxi and a horse."

The fire brigade added one horse had been secured and taken to an area of safety.

A black horse collides with a London Taxi after bolting down the A4 near Aldwych