Published On: Mon, Jan 29th, 2024

Victoria station crash: Person dies as bus smashes into stop in London | UK | News


A person has died after a bus crashed into a stop outside a busy central London station. Police, firefighters and paramedics have swarmed the street outside Victoria station following the crash on Monday morning.

Videos online show the number 13 bus with several windows appearing to have been shattered. Reports suggest the bus crashed through the back of a bus stop, however this has not been confirmed. Emergency services surrounded the scene.

The footage also shows several windows of the bus stop have been shattered with metal wreckage strewn around the bus in question. 

In a statement, TfL’s Chief Operating Officer Glynn Barton said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the person who was tragically killed following a collision with a bus in Victoria this morning.

“This will have been a deeply distressing incident for everyone involved and we have support available for those affected. TfL and the operator RATP are assisting the police with their investigation.”

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