- Title: London double-decker bus crashes into building, passengers injured
- Date: 10th August 2017
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (AUGUST 10, 2017) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS) AMBULANCES AND FIRE ENGINES PARKED AT SIDE OF ROAD / DOUBLE-DECKER BUS AFTER CRASHING INTO BUILDING
- Embargoed: 24th August 2017 09:44
- Keywords: London double-decker bus crashes into building passengers injured Lavender Hill
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Ground Accidents/Collisions,Disaster/Accidents
- Reuters ID: LVA0016TKPYRR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A double-decker bus crashed into a building in south London on Thursday (August 10), British police said, injuring a number of people and trapping two passengers inside.
The Metropolitan Police said they had been called to reports of a collision on Lavender Hill, near London's busy Clapham Junction train station.
"The driver has been taken to a south London hospital. A number of passengers were treated by LAS (London Ambulance Service) at the scene," police said in a statement.
"Two passengers remain trapped on the upper deck. The road is currently closed to traffic."
Video and photographs taken by eyewitnesses showed the bus on the pavement having caused extensive damage to the building. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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