London and Cornwall double-decker bus incidents under investigation

Two separate incidents involving double-decker buses in England this week left one person hospitalised in central London and caused minor damage but no injuries at a Cornwall hospital, prompting investigations by operators and Transport for London.

In Westminster on Tuesday afternoon a number 3 double-decker bus mounted the pavement and struck a row of shops on Great Peter Street at about 1:39–1:40pm. The vehicle became lodged in the frontage of SW1 Dental Studio, close to a Pret A Manger, and a large cordon was erected as firefighters, police and ambulance crews attended. Images from the scene showed the bus embedded in the shop and a black taxi parked on the pavement nearby.

London Ambulance Service said it sent ambulance crews, an incident response officer, a paramedic on a motorcycle and members of its hazardous area response team. Staff assessed four patients at the scene; three declined treatment and one person was taken to hospital. It was not immediately clear whether the injured person was a passenger, a pedestrian or inside the dental studio at the time of the collision. Transport for London said it was working with the bus operator, Transport UK, to investigate the...