A woman has died and two other people are in hospital after two buses crashed at London’s Victoria bus station.
The woman – a pedestrian – was believed to be in her 30s, the Metropolitan Police said. Her next of kin are yet to be informed.
Emergency services were called to the bus station to reports of the crash at 8.25am on Tuesday.
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The crash happened around 8.25am
Three pedestrians were treated at the scene, with two taken to hospital, but the woman was pronounced dead shortly afterwards, the London Ambulance Service added.
It appears that a single-decker bus on route 507 crashed into the rear of another, causing damage to both vehicles.
Andy Byford, Transport for London’s commissioner, said: “We are extremely saddened that a woman has tragically died after a collision with a bus and our thoughts are with her family and friends.
“We are thinking of everyone affected by this incident and will support everyone however we can.
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Three pedestrians were treated at the scene, with two taken to hospital
“We are working urgently with the operator of the two buses – Go Ahead London – and the police to investigate what happened.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 8.25am today (10 August) to reports of a road traffic collision at Victoria Bus Station.
“We sent three ambulance crews, two medics in cars, an advanced paramedic, an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic, and our hazardous area response team. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated three people at the scene, and took two of them to hospital. Sadly, a fourth person died at the scene.”
Big Issue seller Danielle Cain said she heard a commotion but was only told later about the crash.
“It was around 8am or 8.30am and I heard a woman scream, and a load of people gathered round,” she said, speaking to the PA news agency.
“It was awful, I knew instantly something bad had happened.
“I was told later a woman had got trapped under a bus.”
A private ambulance left the scene of the crash at Victoria Station bus terminal as commuters and onlookers continued to mill around.
The bus station was closed following the incident.
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