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| Man dies as car and night bus collide in east London | Man dies as car and night bus collide in east London |
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| A man has died and 13 people have been injured, one of them critically, in a collision between a car and a bus in east London. | A man has died and 13 people have been injured, one of them critically, in a collision between a car and a bus in east London. |
| Police named the victim as Delano Moore, 25, from Chingford, east London. | |
| He was in an Audi A4 with three other men, one of whom was severely injured in the collision with the N38 bus. | He was in an Audi A4 with three other men, one of whom was severely injured in the collision with the N38 bus. |
| The accident happened at Lea Bridge Road, at its junction with Essex Wharf in Clapton, at about 02:20 BST, a police spokesman said. | The accident happened at Lea Bridge Road, at its junction with Essex Wharf in Clapton, at about 02:20 BST, a police spokesman said. |
| Ambulance crews treated 10 other people who were passengers on the night bus which was travelling towards Whipps Cross. The crash took place close to the Lee Valley Ice Centre. | Ambulance crews treated 10 other people who were passengers on the night bus which was travelling towards Whipps Cross. The crash took place close to the Lee Valley Ice Centre. |
| 'Enormous thud' | 'Enormous thud' |
| The two men travelling in the back of the car are are in a serious but stable condition at an east London hospital, police added. | The two men travelling in the back of the car are are in a serious but stable condition at an east London hospital, police added. |
| Arriva, which operated the bus, said the driver was treated in hospital after suffering cuts and bruises and was later released. | Arriva, which operated the bus, said the driver was treated in hospital after suffering cuts and bruises and was later released. |
| A number of the bus passengers were taken to hospital by another bus, but were described by police as walking wounded. | A number of the bus passengers were taken to hospital by another bus, but were described by police as walking wounded. |
| The car involved in the crash was believed to be travelling with or closely behind another vehicle along Lea Bridge Road, police said. | The car involved in the crash was believed to be travelling with or closely behind another vehicle along Lea Bridge Road, police said. |
| The force appealed for the second driver to contact police. | The force appealed for the second driver to contact police. |
| Resident Jenny Quested said she heard an "enormous metallic thud" at the time of the crash. | Resident Jenny Quested said she heard an "enormous metallic thud" at the time of the crash. |
| "I saw a bus come to a complete stop and a huge amount of ambulances and police and then the helicopter came," she said. | "I saw a bus come to a complete stop and a huge amount of ambulances and police and then the helicopter came," she said. |
| "It's a pretty long road and I am up in the middle of the night with my newborn so I hear a lot of speeding going on on this road." | "It's a pretty long road and I am up in the middle of the night with my newborn so I hear a lot of speeding going on on this road." |
| A London Ambulance spokesman said 13 patients were treated, including three men, reported to be in their 20s, one for an arm injury, the second for a head injury and the third for an arm and head injury. | A London Ambulance spokesman said 13 patients were treated, including three men, reported to be in their 20s, one for an arm injury, the second for a head injury and the third for an arm and head injury. |
| They were taken to the Royal London Hospital, as was a man reported to be in his 60s, who was treated for back pain at the same hospital. | They were taken to the Royal London Hospital, as was a man reported to be in his 60s, who was treated for back pain at the same hospital. |