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Ladbroke Grove bus crash: Several hurt as bus hits wall | |
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One woman was trapped and 13 other people were injured after a bus crashed into a wall in west London. | One woman was trapped and 13 other people were injured after a bus crashed into a wall in west London. |
A witness said the woman was stuck beneath the double-decker when it left the road and hit a building in Ladbroke Grove, shortly before midday. | |
The woman was freed and taken to hospital with minor injuries. | The woman was freed and taken to hospital with minor injuries. |
None of the other injured people, including the bus driver, suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash, police said. | |
Matt Kyp, who runs a gym opposite where the crash happened, said the bus driver was trying to avoid another crash when he "ploughed off the road". | |
He said the "bus went from one side [of the road] to the other and picked up pace". | He said the "bus went from one side [of the road] to the other and picked up pace". |
He said it was a "big operation to remove the woman" but said she had been "talking to the ambulance crew" from under the bus. | |
The number 52 bus was had been travelling along Ladbroke Grove towards Victoria when it mounted the pavement near to the junction with Canal Way. | |
London Ambulance Service (LAS) said it had sent "multiple resources to the scene" including four ambulance crews and the Air Ambulance. | London Ambulance Service (LAS) said it had sent "multiple resources to the scene" including four ambulance crews and the Air Ambulance. |
Ladbroke Grove has been reopened although the bus remains on the pavement. |