‘Several injured’ after bus crash near London Victoria station

Passengers, a bus driver and pedestrians have reportedly been injured after a serious crash outside London Victoria station.

Part of Victoria Street outside the London Victoria Tube station has been cordoned off after a serious collision this morning.

The alarm was raised during rush hour at about 8.20am following reports of an incident involving a bus.

The London Ambulance Service said in a statement: ‘We were called at 8.20am today (4 September) to reports of a road traffic collision on Victoria Street, Westminster.

The bus appears to have crashed on the side of Victoria Street near the station (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)

‘We have sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, advanced paramedics, a paramedic in a fast response car, a clinical team manager, an incident response officer and a command support vehicle. We’ve also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

‘The incident is ongoing and we are working with our emergency services partners.’

There have been no reports of fatalities.

The emergency services are at the scene near Victoria station (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire)

The Met Police told Metro it cannot confirm the number of injuries yet, but it is understood that several people were hurt, including bus passengers and pedestrians.

It is thought the injured people have been taken to hospital.

Emit Suker, 47, said saw the bus coming from Westminster ‘going really fast and [it] came off the road.’

‘There were about 15, 16 people inside the bus. People were screaming – it was terrible,’ he said.

Footage shows the bus number 24 to Hampstead Heath crashed on the side of the road, with its windscreen smashed.

A video taken from the balcony of a nearby office tower block shows the emergency services gathered around the double decker, which appears to have veered slightly to the left pavement.

A spokesperson for Met Police said: ‘Police are responding to reports of a collision at around 08:20hrs on Thursday, 4 September in Victoria Street, SW1 involving a bus and a number of pedestrians.

‘Officers, the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance are on scene.

‘Several pedestrians and passengers on the bus are understood to be injured and are in the process of being transported to hospital, we await further information. There are no reported fatalities.

‘The driver of the bus has been taken to hospital. We await an update on his condition.

‘At this early stage in the investigation, no arrests have been made.

‘The road remains closed. All vehicles are diverted at this time.’

Metro has approached Transport for London for a comment.

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