Overview

• Fifteen people, including the driver, were taken to hospital and two were treated at the scene, with no life‑threatening injuries reported.
• The crash occurred around 8:20 a.m. on Victoria Street and involved a route 24 bus operated by Transport UK that veered onto the pavement.
• Cross-bench peer Lord Alton of Liverpool was among those injured, sustaining head injuries and a spinal fracture, according to his family.
• A major response included London Ambulance Service, London’s Air Ambulance and the Fire Brigade, while a diesel spill prompted a local smoking ban.
• Road closures and diversions affected at least 14 bus routes near the station as TfL and police pursued inquiries in a location with recent serious bus collisions.