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West Croydon bus station crash: 17 injured, one woman seriously hurt | West Croydon bus station crash: 17 injured, one woman seriously hurt |
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A woman has been badly injured and 16 other people hurt as a double-decker bus collided with two other vehicles and hit a stop at a bus station. | |
The bus collided with a car, a single-decker bus, then crashed into the bus shelter at West Croydon bus station, in south London, at about 12:20 GMT. | |
London Ambulance Service said it treated nine people at the scene. | |
London Fire Brigade said 17 of the 20 people on board the bus at the time had injuries of "varying degrees". | |
Videos on social media showed dozens of emergency service workers at the scene. | |
The woman who was seriously hurt was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. | The woman who was seriously hurt was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. |
London Air Ambulance also attended. | |
An LFB spokesman said the two people in the car were suffering from shock. | An LFB spokesman said the two people in the car were suffering from shock. |
Of the 20 people onboard the bus, 17 were injured to "varying degrees" but all were conscious and breathing, the spokesman added. | Of the 20 people onboard the bus, 17 were injured to "varying degrees" but all were conscious and breathing, the spokesman added. |
Transport for London has been contacted for a comment. | Transport for London has been contacted for a comment. |