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Three dead as bus and car collide | Three dead as bus and car collide |
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Three people were killed and two seriously hurt when their car collided with a bus in south-east London. | Three people were killed and two seriously hurt when their car collided with a bus in south-east London. |
Two females and one male died at the scene of the crash in Charlton in the early hours of New Year's Day. | Two females and one male died at the scene of the crash in Charlton in the early hours of New Year's Day. |
Another male and female were cut from the wreckage and taken to hospital with serious injuries. | Another male and female were cut from the wreckage and taken to hospital with serious injuries. |
Police said the victims were travelling in a Peugeot which collided with a single-decker bus in Little Heath near the junction with Cemetery Lane. | Police said the victims were travelling in a Peugeot which collided with a single-decker bus in Little Heath near the junction with Cemetery Lane. |
No-one on the bus is thought to have been injured. | No-one on the bus is thought to have been injured. |
Crash investigators | |
Police said the accident happened at about 0630 GMT on Tuesday. | |
A spokesman said: "At this early stage it is believed a Peugeot 106 was in collision with a single decker bus near the junction with Cemetery Lane. | |
"There were five people inside the Peugeot - the driver, a front seat passenger and three rear seat passengers." | |
Little Heath remains closed between the junction of Cemetery Lane and Flamsteed Road while crash investigators examine the area. | Little Heath remains closed between the junction of Cemetery Lane and Flamsteed Road while crash investigators examine the area. |
Football fans travelling to the see Charlton Athletic's Coca-Cola Championship match against Colchester at the nearby Valley stadium later are advised to use alternative routes. |