Pedestrian is killed and three people are injured as two buses crash
Woman in her 30s is killed and three people are injured as two buses crash into pedestrians during morning rush-hour commute at Victoria Station in London
- Pictures show two crashed buses by Victoria, one of which is the 507 to Waterloo
- The incident happened at 8.25am during the morning rush hour
- One of the pedestrians was pronounced dead at 9am
A woman in her 30s has died and two people were hospitalised after a crash involving two buses outside Victoria Railway Station.
Pictures show two crashed buses by the London station, one of which is the 507 to Waterloo. The incident happened at 8.25am during the morning rush hour.
One of the pedestrians was pronounced dead at 9am, and two others have been treated for ‘non-life threatening injuries’ in hospital.
A fourth person was treated at the scene but not hospitalised.
Police have cordoned off the area around Terminus Place.
One of the pedestrians was pronounced dead at 9am, and two others have been treated for ‘non-life threatening injuries’ in hospital
Pictures show two crashed buses by the London station, one of which is the 507 to Waterloo. The incident happened at 8.25am during the morning rush hour
A woman in her 30s has died and two people were hospitalised after a crash involving two buses outside Victoria Railway Station
A Met Police spokesman told MailOnline: ‘Police were called at 08:25hrs on Tuesday, 10 August to reports of a collision involving two buses and three pedestrians outside Victoria Railway Station.
‘Emergency services attended and immediately provided first aid.
‘One of the pedestrians, believed to be aged in her 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene at 09:00hrs. Her next of kin have yet to be informed.
‘Two other people were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
‘Terminus Place is currently closed to buses.’
A Met Police spokesman told MailOnline: ‘Police were called at 08:25hrs on Tuesday, 10 August to reports of a collision involving two buses and three pedestrians outside Victoria Railway Station’
The incident happened at 8.25am during the morning rush hour
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 8.25am today (10 August) to reports of a road traffic collision at Victoria Bus Station.
‘We sent three ambulance crews, two medics in cars, an advanced paramedic, an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic, and our hazardous area response team. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
‘We treated three people at the scene, and took two of them to hospital. Sadly, a fourth person died at the scene.’
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