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'Significant incident' declared after London bus-car crash | 'Significant incident' declared after London bus-car crash |
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Emergency crews have declared a “significant incident” after a crash in London involving a smart car and a double-decker bus which mounted a kerb. | Emergency crews have declared a “significant incident” after a crash in London involving a smart car and a double-decker bus which mounted a kerb. |
A number of people were being assessed by medics following the crash which happened at about 7.35am in London Road, Enfield. | A number of people were being assessed by medics following the crash which happened at about 7.35am in London Road, Enfield. |
The car’s driver had been taken to hospital, the London ambulance service said. | |
Images posted online showed the badly mangled wreckage of the car in the road and the W8 bus on the pavement. | Images posted online showed the badly mangled wreckage of the car in the road and the W8 bus on the pavement. |
The ambulance service tweeted that it had cleared a “significant incident” to which it sent four ambulances, a response paramedic and its hazardous area response team. | The ambulance service tweeted that it had cleared a “significant incident” to which it sent four ambulances, a response paramedic and its hazardous area response team. |
Police and the London fire brigade were also at the scene and the road remained closed. | Police and the London fire brigade were also at the scene and the road remained closed. |