Five people have been taken to hospital and 21 others were injured after a night bus crashed into a railway bridge, the Daily Mail reports.

The collision saw the roof of the double decker bus torn off at around 4am this morning in Tottenham, north London.

Emergency workers freed three passengers who were trapped on the top deck of the bus.

A London Fire Brigade spokesman said in a statement: 'Crews helped release three people who were trapped on the upper deck of a double-decker bus. 

'Five passengers were taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service and 21 people were treated at the scene.

'Crews from Tottenham and Edmonton fire stations attended the incident along with London Ambulance Service, Metropolitan Police and Network Rail.'

Police said none of the injuries are believed to be life threatening. 

A London Ambulance spokesman said: 'We treated a total of 26 patients following a road traffic collision in N17 this morning. Five of the patients were taken to hospital.'