- Written by Thomas Mackintosh
- bbc news
Victoria Bus Station: Aftermath of bus crash that killed a pedestrian
The driver of a double-decker bus involved in a fatal crash outside London’s Victoria Station has been released from hospital, police have announced.
A 56-year-old woman was killed at a bus stop in Victoria when the number 13 bus crashed into a shelter just before 9am GMT on Monday morning.
Detectives have not yet released the woman’s name but say she is from south London.
The Metropolitan Police Department called on witnesses to the accident to come forward.
According to the force, the driver of the bus, a 46-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital, but has since been released.
The Met added: “Serious collision detectives are investigating to establish what happened.”
No arrests have been made at this stage.
London Fire Brigade said two fire engines from Lambeth Fire Station were called to the scene at Victoria Station.
Bus operator RATP Dev Transit London and Transport for London (TfL) are both cooperating with police and continuing to investigate.
Photos on social media showed the red double-decker bus crashing into the Terminus Place passenger shelter outside London’s Victoria station.
London Ambulance Service said a third person was also treated by paramedics but was later “tested and discharged”.
Speaking on Monday, TfL’s chief operating officer Glyn Barton said: “This will be an extremely distressing event for everyone involved, but we are providing support to those affected.” Ta.
The windscreen of number 13, which runs from North Finchley to Victoria, was shattered by the impact.
TfL previously set specific targets for safe travel in London, aiming to have zero deaths on or by buses in London by 2030.
However, Monday’s incident is the second fatal accident involving a double-decker bus and a pedestrian at a London bus stop in two months.
According to data released by City Hall last Thursday, there have been more than 80 fatal bus accidents since January 2014.
Six of them were at bus stops in Euston, Kingston and other areas in March 2014. 2020 Edmonton Green and Walthamstow last December When a 74-year-old woman was hit by a No. 212 double-decker bus.
In 2021, Melissa Barr was attacked and killed by bus driver Olusofa Popoola at Victoria Station. The 61-year-old woman accidentally accelerated into the back seat of her parked bus, causing her bus to crash into her.
Melissa Barr died on the morning of August 10, 2021, after sustaining multiple injuries in a crash at Terminus Place.
The 32-year-old woman, from Rainham, Kent, was struck as she attempted to use the footpath at the bus stop to cross towards the door of the 507 bus, which was parked at the stop.
Last November, the Terminal Place bus stop was closed for approximately six weeks for “significant works to improve pedestrian safety and accessibility.”
Work includes making some changes to the layout, changing road markings and adding Braille blocks.
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