A MAN has been taken to hospital with facial injuries after being hit by a double-decker bus this afternoon.

Accrington Road, Blackburn, was closed from 2pm, following the incident, when the man, aged around 21, was knocked over.

One eye-witness said he walked into the road after leaving a nearby takeaway and was struck by a bus heading into Blackburn.

Police said the man had since discharged himself from hospital.