Police horse pictured attempting to board London bus

This police horse took his commitment to the job to a whole new level when he tried to board a London bus with a collapsed passenger on board.

Police horse Invictor was snapped peering into the 43 bus on in Islington, north London yesterday, as his human colleague went about his duties.

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Simon Crowcroft, mayor of St Helier, Jersey, captured the scene from two impressive angles as intrigued Londoners looked on.

The Met Taskforce shared the image, while shedding light on what was actually happening on board the bus.

Mr Crowcroft told the Islington Gazette: “We had actually got lost when we came across this strange scene of a horse appearing to get on a bus outside Sainsbury’s. It was just a very unusual image, and I always keep my phone handy due to the nature of my work.

“You couldn’t see anything inside the bus, as a big horse was in the way. But it was obvious a mounted police officer was assisting at the scene.”

The poorly passenger was later taken to hospital as a precaution.