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Route 3 Bus Crashes Into Westminster Shopfront, TfL Opens Investigation

Paramedics assessed four people at the scene with one taken to hospital.

Overview

  • The double-decker mounted the pavement on Great Peter Street and became embedded in the SW1 Dental Studio near a Pret A Manger.
  • London Ambulance Service deployed crews, an incident response officer, a motorcycle paramedic and HART specialists.
  • LAS said four patients were assessed, three declined treatment and one person was transported to hospital.
  • A witness reported the bus struck a black taxi before hitting the shopfront, and the cab driver was trapped before being rescued.
  • Transport for London said it is working with operator Transport UK to investigate, as police and emergency services maintained a large cordon for several hours.