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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Osborne

Double-decker bus crashes into front of London house on Boxing Day

A double decker bus smashed into the front of house in London on Boxing Day.

Three people were treated for minor injuries, while a fourth was taken to hospital.

The 118 bus service to Brixton crashed into a car and then the front of a home in Streatham Vale in south London just before 9pm on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “At 8.55, we were called to the Streatham area to reports of a bus in collision with a house and car.

“We sent a number of resources to the scene.

“There were three patients with minor injuries, one of whom needed to be taken to hospital by ambulance.”

A spokesperson for the Met Police said: “Police were called at approximately 8.55pm on Wednesday, December 26 to reports of a bus in collision with a building in Streatham Vale.

“Officers and London Ambulance Service attended the scene.

“No reports of any serious injuries.

“No arrests; enquiries into the circumstances remain ongoing.”

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