A woman is fighting for her life and 11 others were injured after a bus crashed into a high-rise building in Manchester.

Police said the driver, a 64-year-old man, has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Emergency services including police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the city’s Piccadilly Gardens at around 1pm to reports of a crash near a bus station.

Witnesses said the bus was driven into T4, a bubble tea shop, at City Tower, which has a number of retail and leisure units on its ground floor. The 30-storey high rise is one of Manchester’s tallest buildings.

In a statement, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said on Monday: “At around 1pm today, police were called to reports of a collision involving a bus and a shop in Piccadilly Gardens.

“Police alongside colleagues in the North West Ambulance Service and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue have been in attendance.