United Kingdom – London Double-decker Bus Crashes Into Store, Several Hurt

    0

    Emergency services personnel check a crashed double-decker bus in Lavender Hill, southwest London Thursday Aug. 10, 2017. Transit officials said the bus was heading for the city's Waterloo station when it careened through the plate glass window of a kitchen shop on Thursday morning. (Lauren Hurley/PA via AP)United Kingdom – British emergency services say two people were trapped and several injured when a double-decker bus plowed into a store on a busy south London street.

    Join our WhatsApp group

    Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email


    Transit officials say the bus was heading for the city’s Waterloo station when it careened through the plate glass window of a kitchen shop in Lavender Hill in the Battersea area on Thursday morning.

    Firefighters freed two people trapped on the upper deck. The ambulance service says paramedics have treated 10 casualties, three of whom, including the bus driver, were taken to hospitals.

    Passenger Amy Mullineux said the driver told her he “blacked out before the bus hit the shop. He doesn’t remember hitting anything.”


    Listen to the VINnews podcast on:

    iTunes | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Podbean | Amazon

    Follow VINnews for Breaking News Updates


    Connect with VINnews

    Join our WhatsApp group