29 January 2024 , 10:16
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A pedestrian has died after being hit by a bus outside a busy London station this morning.
The vehicle crashed into the pedestrian outside Victoria Bus Station, the Metropolitan Police said. Fast response ambulance cars, fire engines and police are at the scene, as well as numerous London buses. The area has been cordoned off, while investigations begin.
Photos from social media appear to show a red double decker number 13 bus that has collided with a bus shelter. A black tent has also been erected where the person is thought to have died, to enable the officers to carry out their work.
The bus driver and another person were treated for injuries at the scene, the London Ambulance Service has confirmed. The driver was taken to hospital while the other person was able to walk away from the scene. No details of the person who died have been released. The Met Police are working to inform their next of kin.
London's mayor Sadiq Khan said Victoria Bus station is closed "for the foreseeable future". He said: “I’ve been told about the tragic news that a pedestrian has lost their life as a consequence of an accident. My thoughts are with the bereaved family, it’s really important that we allow them to be informed first about this tragedy. “There is a full investigation under way. I’m sure I speak for all of us when I say our thoughts and prayers are with this person’s family.”
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Police at the scene in Victoria, LondonA London Ambulance Service spokeswoman told the Mirror: “We were called today (January 29) at 8.58am to reports of a road traffic collision between a bus and a pedestrian on Terminus Place, Victoria. We sent some resources, including two ambulance crews and a medic in a fast-response car. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance. We treated three people at the scene. A person was then taken to hospital and another patient was assessed and discharged. Unfortunately, despite our teams’ best efforts, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.”
Emergency services at the scene (Isobel Williams / SWNS)A Met Police spokesman said: "At 08:59am police were made aware of a serious road traffic collision between a pedestrian and a bus at the London Transport Bus Station outside Victoria BR Station. Multiple Metropolitan police units were in attendance along with officers from British Transport Police and the London Ambulance Service.
"Despite the best efforts of the London Ambulance Service, the life of the pedestrian casualty was pronounced dead at 09.26am. The driver of the bus has been conveyed to Hospital by the London Ambulance Service. The bus station remains closed but there are no other road closures in place. The British Rail Station remains unaffected. Specialist police traffic investigators are on scene and an investigation into the circumstances of the collision has commenced. We are currently working to inform the next of kin."
A London bus was involved in the crash (PA)Transport for London's chief operating officer Glynn Barton has said TfL is assisting the police along with bus operator RATP. He added: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the person who was tragically killed following a collision with a bus in Victoria this morning. This will have been a deeply distressing incident for everyone involved and we have support available for those affected."
On Friday, a woman was struck by a bus in Catford, south east London shortly before 6pm. The woman, in her 50s, was has possible life-changing injuries.