The accident, during the Friday evening rush hour, closed Rands Way in both directions and caused severe disruption.

Emergency services were called to the scene near the Nacton Road.

The single-decker bus careered into a garden after being involved in an accident with a Vauxhall Cavalier car.

The bus came to rest a few inches from the front room of the house in Rands Way.

There were reports of several minor injuries in the bus and the car.