Around 7 a.m. local time, a number 77 double-decker bus smashed into the front of the Poggen Pohl Kitchen Design Centre.
Two fire engines and three fire rescue units are at the scene of a bus which has crashed into a shop in Lavender Hill in #Battersea pic.twitter.com/ceYJiGajUZ
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) August 10, 2017
Emergency services were called to the scene immediately.
The incident occurred as people were making their way to work.
Bus crass on Clapham high st!!! Looks pretty bad… pic.twitter.com/Ev0V1vJfUE
— Joseph Clarke (@JosephC79946324) August 10, 2017
As a result of the crush, several people were injured; two women were trapped on the top deck. A crane was used to help people evacuate from the wreckage of the vehicle.
Officers are at the scene of a collision involving a bus on Lavender Hill in #Wandsworth — a number of passengers have been treated by LAS.
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) August 10, 2017
A driver was taken to a south London hospital.
Looks like they are still trying to get people off the bus on #lavenderhill!!!! pic.twitter.com/diPhqZXief
— Maude Grant (@MaudeCGrant) August 10, 2017
Photos and videos appeared on social media showing paramedics tending to people on the top deck.
Avoid the 🚉 they said. Get a bus instead. OK, off to Clapham we go….. To see a bus ploughed a shop in Lavender Hill pic.twitter.com/uFHvKDipr4
— Richie Bear (@flaneurbear) August 10, 2017
This is what happens when Bus drivers in London do long and boring duties Lavender Hill London #crash #bus pic.twitter.com/RoLHI9E3IY
— Topfelya (@Topfelya) August 10, 2017
The London Ambulance Service tweeted after the incident that six patients are being treated following the collision.
We have treated six patients following the road traffic collision in #LavenderHill and we remain on scene. https://t.co/W3ERleDZur
— London Ambulance (@Ldn_Ambulance) August 10, 2017
