EMERGENCY services rushed to Kendal town centre amid reports a person had been hit by a bus.
Police later confirmed an elderly man had appeared to collapse and 'fall into a bus' on Stricklandgate, near the town hall.
Officers and the North West Ambulance Service were called at 12pm.
The 73-year-old was treated by paramedics at the scene.
No further details were released.
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