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Bus collides with block of flats
10:28am Thursday 20th March 2008
ELEVEN people were injured when a bus collided with a block of flats.
The route 188 bus, which runs between North Greenwich station and Russell Square, was travelling down a one-way street when it swerved and mounted the pavement.
It then crashed into the flats which are part of the Osprey estate.
Firefighters from Deptford were called to the scene.
Ambulance crews treated the casualties for minor injuries including neck, back and facial injuries.
Two people were taken to Lewisham Hospital, two people were taken to Kings College Hospital and seven people were taken to St Thomas' Hospital.
Sarah Burr has lived in the flats in Tawny Way off Lower Road, Rotherhithe, for 13 years.
She said: "We felt a shudder and we did not know what it was.
"Everyone rushed out to see what had happened.
"Then we heard screaming."
The top deck at the front of the bus was crushed in the crash.
A Deptford fire service spokesman said: "If anyone had been sitting there they would have been seriously injured."
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gary, Barcelona says...
11:19am Thu 20 Mar 08
lou, says...
11:20am Thu 20 Mar 08
gary wrote:?? meaning of Erif?????
So why have you used a picture of a fire engine to illustrate this story? Unless of course the bus was going to Erif.
Jade, N/Fleet says...
11:22am Thu 20 Mar 08
Sorry, poor taste, my sympathies to the injured. Good job nobody was seriously hurt.
gary, barcelona says...
11:23am Thu 20 Mar 08
mark, says...
11:27am Thu 20 Mar 08
What could have been the distraction?
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott, Blakey's Office says...
11:34am Thu 20 Mar 08
I hope Jack the conductor is okay.
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
Nathan, Eltham says...
11:36am Thu 20 Mar 08
Caroline, Surrey Quays says...
11:39am Thu 20 Mar 08
I would be very interested to know how it happened. When I walked to work this morning, I saw the tyre marks on the road, and the bus had swerved all the way from the middle lane (not the bus lane that he should have been in) and across a very wide pavement into the building. Unless the driver just completely lost control of the bus, what the hell made him do this?!
Caroline, Surrey Quays says...
11:44am Thu 20 Mar 08
Marie, Erith, erith says...
12:16pm Thu 20 Mar 08
goneforgood, surrey says...
12:28pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Tabitha, says...
12:43pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Rich, Lewisham says...
1:41pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott wrote:You always manage to brighten up my day with your comments :)
Butler was probably ogling some 'crumpet' walking down the street. I hope Jack the conductor is okay. Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
mwah, dartford says...
2:53pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Rich, Lewisham says...
3:26pm Thu 20 Mar 08
mwah wrote:Where would we be?? Prob sad and depressed while seeing how long a RichTea biscuit can be dunked in a mug of tea without breaking!!
Have to agree with u Rich. Where would we be without Lordie's comments?
Pink Kitten, London says...
4:26pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Locked and Loaded, says...
4:45pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Rich, Lewisham says...
5:11pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Pink Kitten wrote:and because they are so saggy and horrid the driver tried to run you over!! x
I'm sorry this could have been my fault! I was walking down that way at the time and my button happened to fly off my blouse and my breasts were exposed, next thing I heard a crashing noise! Sorry x
Col, London says...
7:39pm Thu 20 Mar 08
The Grim Reaper, Everywhere says...
8:50pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Why would we want to make comments about The Lord when we have saddos like you around to laugh at? Does Mummy know you on the internet when you should be doing your homework?
TGR
RAT CATCHER, welling says...
8:56pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Col, London says...
9:58pm Thu 20 Mar 08
Aidan, Thamesmead says...
11:40pm Thu 20 Mar 08
goneforgood wrote:I was on the Plumstead bus. Should I now fear travelling by bus?
Bus Crash Shop Window Plumstead High Street, Bus crash Deptford Block of Flats. Bus crash Surrey Quays Rotherhide. What next an ATM machine.
theword, here and there says...
4:24pm Fri 21 Mar 08
theword, here and there says...
4:26pm Fri 21 Mar 08
Marty, Kent says...
6:34pm Fri 21 Mar 08
Er me, Bexley says...
6:42pm Fri 21 Mar 08
Max, Woolwich says...
9:54pm Fri 21 Mar 08
gary wrote:Ah; you meant ERITH!
it's near Belvedere
anon, woolwich says...
10:46pm Fri 21 Mar 08
Marty wrote:Should HAVE gone to specsavers, maybe you should pay them a visit.
Get a life quite frankly the driver should of gone specsavers
Anon, London says...
11:20pm Fri 21 Mar 08
Mark, dartford says...
9:04am Sat 22 Mar 08
Cerberus, Bromley says...
10:48am Sun 23 Mar 08
How can a fixed object "collide" with anything ?
Isn't a "collision" a coming together of two or more moving objects ?
mwah, dartford says...
10:57pm Wed 26 Mar 08
mwah, dartford says...
11:01pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Cerberus, Bromley says...
2:10pm Sat 29 Mar 08
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The scene of the crash. Photo by Sarah Burr
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Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott, The Depot says...
10:51am Thu 20 Mar 08
I don't know what Blakey will say!
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott