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Bus and truck crash under bridge | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
A tow-truck has overturned following an accident with a double-decker bus under a railway bridge in south London. | |
The accident in Battersea Park Road, Kennington, happened as the truck tried to go under the bridge with its extended towing arm at about 1010 GMT. | |
The arm caught the bottom of the bridge resulting in it tilting on to the oncoming number 345 bus, police said. | |
The bus, which was left leaning over, had 30 passengers onboard at the time. None of the passengers were hurt. | |
No other injuries were reported. | |
Railway engineer | |
Battersea Park Road remains closed both ways between Latchmere Road and Falcon Road leading to long queues in the area. | |
The tow-truck and the bus remain at the scene. Three firefighting crews and six emergency vehicles, including three ambulances, responded to the incident. | |
London Fire Brigade said a railway engineer also attended the scene to assess if the accident resulted in any structural damage to the bridge which is used by Southern services and London Overground. | |
There are currently no reports of any disruption in train services, Transport for London said. | There are currently no reports of any disruption in train services, Transport for London said. |