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| West Croydon bus station crash: Girl, 15, critical and 19 more injured | |
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| A 15-year-old girl has been critically injured and 19 other people hurt as a double-decker London bus collided with two vehicles and hit a bus shelter. | |
| The bus collided with a car, a single-decker bus and hit a shelter at West Croydon bus station at about 12:20 GMT. | |
| The driver of the 198 Arriva double-decker bus has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving. | |
| London Ambulance Service (LAS) said paramedics treated 20 people, 18 of whom were taken to hospital. | London Ambulance Service (LAS) said paramedics treated 20 people, 18 of whom were taken to hospital. |
| A Met Police spokesman said the 15-year-old girl had been a passenger on the bus and was taken to a south London hospital. | |
| He added: "She remains there in a critical condition. Her next of kin have been informed." | |
| Videos on social media showed dozens of emergency service workers at the scene. | Videos on social media showed dozens of emergency service workers at the scene. |
| Graham Norton, assistant director of operations at LAS, said the service sent "a large number of staff" to the scene, including eight ambulance crews, a motorcycle paramedic, a hazardous area response team, paramedics and London's Air Ambulance. | Graham Norton, assistant director of operations at LAS, said the service sent "a large number of staff" to the scene, including eight ambulance crews, a motorcycle paramedic, a hazardous area response team, paramedics and London's Air Ambulance. |
| "We treated a total of 20 patients at the scene, and 18 of these were then taken to hospital," he said. | "We treated a total of 20 patients at the scene, and 18 of these were then taken to hospital," he said. |
| "They had mostly suffered minor injuries, but one patient was seriously injured." | "They had mostly suffered minor injuries, but one patient was seriously injured." |
| An LFB spokesman said the two people who had been in the car were suffering from shock. | An LFB spokesman said the two people who had been in the car were suffering from shock. |
| A TfL spokesperson said: "We are aware of an incident involving a route 198 bus at West Croydon bus station. | A TfL spokesperson said: "We are aware of an incident involving a route 198 bus at West Croydon bus station. |
| "We are supporting the emergency services and will work with them and with the operator, Arriva, in their investigation into this incident." | "We are supporting the emergency services and will work with them and with the operator, Arriva, in their investigation into this incident." |