Seven people have been injured after a double-decker bus crashed outside a shop on a busy street in north-west London.
The horror crash unfolded earlier today when the bus veered off the road and smashed into scaffolding outside the West 9 Food & Wine store on Harrow Road in Maida Vale.
Emergency services raced to the scene just before 2:30pm and medics treated seven people in total, including the driver, with four being taken to hospital.
Pictures from the scene show the crumpled front of the number 18 bus surrounded by shards of glass, with its front windscreen and driver’s side window having been smashed during the incident.
Other images also show a trail of destruction left in its wake, having crashed through a lamppost and several bollards before stopping.
A double-decker bus has crashed into the scaffolding of a shop on a busy street in north-west London. Pictures from the scene show the front of the vehicle just inches away from the shop window, with a smashed front windscreen
Other images also show the trail of destruction left in the bus’s wake, having smashed through a lamppost and several bollards before stopping
The front windscreen and driver’s side window of the bus were smashed during the crash
Members of the public can be seen gathered round the bus after the horror smash in Maida Vale on Tuesday
The Met Police said in a statement: ‘Police were called at 14:18hrs on Tuesday, 16 July to reports of a bus in collision with scaffolding on Harrow Road, W9.
‘Officers and London Ambulance Service attended. At the scene the bus, which was carrying passengers, had collided with scaffolding on a commercial premises.
‘Six people, including the bus driver, were treated by medics at the scene. None of the injuries are thought to be serious.
‘Road closures and safety cordons are in place.
‘There have been no arrests.
‘Anyone who witnessed this incident or has dashcam footage should call police on 101 or post on X @MetCC quoting 4316/16JUL.’
