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London bus crash: Children injured as double-decker hits shop | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
The 212 bus route goes between St James' station and Chingford station | The 212 bus route goes between St James' station and Chingford station |
Three children and two adults have been taken to hospital after a double-decker bus hit a shop in north-east London. | |
The crash happened on Selwyn Avenue, Highams Park, at about 08:20 GMT, the Metropolitan Police said. | The crash happened on Selwyn Avenue, Highams Park, at about 08:20 GMT, the Metropolitan Police said. |
London Ambulance Service (LAS) said 14 other people were treated at the scene, near Highams Park Overground station, but did not need hospital treatment. | |
An eyewitness told the BBC that the driver had to be cut free from the bus by firefighters. | |
Ben Taylor-Coleman, who had just dropped off his daughter at nursery, described children on a zebra crossing "jumping out of the way" of the bus. | |
'Blood and petrol' | |
"The bus carried across the kerb and into the shop on the other side," he told the BBC. | |
"I called 999 and as I was speaking to police I was helping people getting off the bus - as were lots of others. | |
"Some had hurt themselves and the driver told me he was trapped in his cab. | |
"There was plenty of crowding and a few local shopkeepers came out with water and toilet roll to mop up blood and petrol. | |
"Paramedics arrived in less than 10 minutes and the fire service cut the driver out of his cab." | |
The LAS said it sent a number of resources including a trauma team from the London Air Ambulance | |
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said his thoughts were with those affected by the "terrible incident". | Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said his thoughts were with those affected by the "terrible incident". |
The Met Police said it was investigating the crash and officers were carrying out inquiries. | |
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