Kennington bus crash - 'many injured'

[editor]

This sounds terrible - more news is just coming in now.

Two people are believed to be trapped inside the bus, and around a have dozen injured, London Fire Brigade says.

A spokesman said: "Firefighters are attending a double decker bus that's crashed into a tree on Kennington Road, Kennington.

"Around a dozen people are believed to have been injured and firefighters are working to release two people who are believed to be trapped.

"Four fire engines are on the scene from Soho, Westminster, and Lambeth fire stations. London Ambulance Service, the air ambulance, and the Metropolitan police are also at the scene."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/kennington-bus-crash-live-updates-2945979

 

[TruXta]

Fucking hell.

 

[editor]

One news outlet is saying that the bus swerved to avoid an emergency vehicle.
http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-12-20/bus-crash-kennington-south-london/

 

[Belushi]

Bloody hell, hope they get the trapped passengers out soon.

 

[editor]

Two people trapped inside.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...any-injured-in-Kennington-Road-bus-crash.html

 

[editor]

Fucking hell:

[Pic @princeofstrood]

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Oh no

 

[editor]

[Pic @princeofstrood]

 

[Treacle Toes]

 

[Miss-Shelf]

hope people are ok

 

[weepiper]

yow, that must have been some impact!

 

[geminisnake]

not good! hope any injuries are minor!

 

[Ms T]

One news outlet is saying that the bus swerved to avoid an emergency vehicle.
http://www.itv.com/news/story/2013-12-20/bus-crash-kennington-south-london/

Police say a police vehicle wasn't involved. Two critically injured, including a 19-year-old girl. Both are trapped on the top deck of the bus.

 

[wiskey]

Bloody hell that's not good and after the major incident called last night all three services will be worn out.

 

[Pickman's model]

Bloody hell that's not good and after the major incident called last night all three services will be worn out.

i'd hope they were sufficiently resilient to cope with two relatively minor (compared to e.g. 7/7/05) events on successive days.

hope everyone in this is ok.

 

[Utopia]

Jeez....thats 100 yards from my girlfriends flat which overlooks Kennington rd, the buses do tend to move quite swiftly on that stretch of road.

Hope everyone gets out ok!

 

[Ms T]

Bloody hell that's not good and after the major incident called last night all three services will be worn out.

I'm bloody worn out. Too much news!

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Yikes!

 

[colacubes]

Last 2 trapped on bus now freed according to the fire brigade twitter account.

 

[Cheesypoof]

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Last 2 trapped on bus now freed according to the fire brigade twitter account.

Two critically injured.

 

[Smick]

Which route number is it?

Sorry, just saw 59.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Which route number is it?

59 I think

 

[agricola]

i'd hope they were sufficiently resilient to cope with two relatively minor (compared to e.g. 7/7/05) events on successive days.

hope everyone in this is ok.

This, though there might be a question how one of the services might have been able to cope if the two incidents had happened at around the same time.

 

[Quartz]

Eep! Fingers crossed for the injured.

 

[el-ahrairah]

blimey

 

[T & P]

That's one tough tree!

 

[Bungle73]

This, though there might be a question how one of the services might have been able to cope if the two incidents had happened at around the same time.

But the two are in completely different parts of London.

 

[wiskey]

That's one tough tree!

They wanted to chop them all down a few years ago (I think) I hope they don't try that again

 

[wiskey]

But the two are in completely different parts of London.

Both would come under my desk at work.

And when you have to suddenly find 25 ambulances it doesn't matter which bit of London they usually work.