Photos from the scene of the ‘massive’ bus crash near Victoria station show the smashed windscreen after the bus mounted the pavement with people ‘screaming’. A number of pedestrians have been taken to hospital as well as the driver of the route 24 bus.
There are currently no reported fatalities, the Metropolitan Police said following the crash on Victoria Street on Thursday morning (September 4). No arrests have been made and an investigation has been launched, the force added.
Pictures from the scene show a number of emergency vehicles including police cars, ambulances and a fire engine in attendance. A London Air Ambulance has also been dispatched.
The front of the bus is visibly damaged, with the windscreen smashed. The road remains closed with all vehicles being diverted from the area, the Met said.
Emit Suker, 47, told the PA news agency: “There were about 15, 16 people inside the bus. People were screaming – it was terrible.”
Another eyewitness told PA: “I heard a massive crash, came outside and there was a woman on the floor with loads of people around her. Lots of people from the gym had run out to help her.”
A trail of diesel running down Allington Street has forced police to ban smoking in the area over fears of an incident.
Rosie Trew, TfL’s head of bus service delivery, said: “Our thoughts are with the people who have been injured following a bus incident at Victoria Street. We are working with the police and the operator, Transport UK, to urgently investigate this incident.
“This must have been a distressing incident for everyone involved and we have support available for anyone affected.”
