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| London bus crash: Seven people seriously injured | London bus crash: Seven people seriously injured |
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| More than 30 people have been injured, seven of them seriously, in a bus crash in south London. | More than 30 people have been injured, seven of them seriously, in a bus crash in south London. |
| Two passengers who were trapped on the double-decker bus in Kennington had to be freed, London Fire Brigade said. | Two passengers who were trapped on the double-decker bus in Kennington had to be freed, London Fire Brigade said. |
| The number 59, heading to King's Cross, swerved to avoid a vehicle and hit a tree near the Ship pub on Kennington Road, said Transport for London. | The number 59, heading to King's Cross, swerved to avoid a vehicle and hit a tree near the Ship pub on Kennington Road, said Transport for London. |
| Fire crews, paramedics, the air ambulance and officers from the Metropolitan Police went to the scene. | Fire crews, paramedics, the air ambulance and officers from the Metropolitan Police went to the scene. |
| London Ambulance Service said it treated 32 patients in total. | London Ambulance Service said it treated 32 patients in total. |
| Twenty-five people were "walking wounded" with cuts and bruises. | Twenty-five people were "walking wounded" with cuts and bruises. |
| The more seriously hurt had mostly head and leg injuries. | The more seriously hurt had mostly head and leg injuries. |
| The Met Police said one of the seriously injured people was a male police officer, who was on duty and in uniform. He sustained a broken elbow and a pelvic injury. | |
| A man and a woman who were trapped in the bus also had serious leg injuries. | A man and a woman who were trapped in the bus also had serious leg injuries. |
| Jesse Fox, an actor from north London, was on the top deck of the bus when it crashed, pinning the two passengers in their seats. | Jesse Fox, an actor from north London, was on the top deck of the bus when it crashed, pinning the two passengers in their seats. |
| "We were going along at a fairly normal speed and I heard people shout and I could see out of my right hand window that it was swerving to avoid a car," he said. | "We were going along at a fairly normal speed and I heard people shout and I could see out of my right hand window that it was swerving to avoid a car," he said. |
| "Then I heard people shout a lot louder and looked up and literally saw this tree crash through the front of the bus. | "Then I heard people shout a lot louder and looked up and literally saw this tree crash through the front of the bus. |
| "Most people on the top deck were fine, but for the people at the front it looked pretty bad." | "Most people on the top deck were fine, but for the people at the front it looked pretty bad." |
| The BBC's Rebecca Cafe, who went to the scene, said the two trapped people had been freed by emergency services. | The BBC's Rebecca Cafe, who went to the scene, said the two trapped people had been freed by emergency services. |
| Transport for London's director for buses Mike Weston said: "Our first concern is, of course, for the driver, passengers and others involved in this incident and we can confirm the emergency services are in attendance. | Transport for London's director for buses Mike Weston said: "Our first concern is, of course, for the driver, passengers and others involved in this incident and we can confirm the emergency services are in attendance. |
| "There will be a thorough investigation into this incident as a matter of urgency." | "There will be a thorough investigation into this incident as a matter of urgency." |
| London Fire Brigade station manager Clive Robinson said: "Our crews on arrival found a very challenging incident. We had people injured on both floors of the bus. | London Fire Brigade station manager Clive Robinson said: "Our crews on arrival found a very challenging incident. We had people injured on both floors of the bus. |
| "We moved one lady from the ground floor who was injured, we moved people from the top floor using ladders and the back door on the bus. | "We moved one lady from the ground floor who was injured, we moved people from the top floor using ladders and the back door on the bus. |
| "We've used hydraulic cutting equipment to release two people who were trapped. | "We've used hydraulic cutting equipment to release two people who were trapped. |
| "In addition, the floor of the bus was starting to collapse and we had to shore that up using hydraulic equipment to get the people upstairs out safely." | "In addition, the floor of the bus was starting to collapse and we had to shore that up using hydraulic equipment to get the people upstairs out safely." |
| An investigation has been launched by officers from the Collision Investigation Unit. There has been no arrest. | |
| The bus will be removed from the scene this evening. |