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Three dead as bus and car collide | Three dead as bus and car collide |
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Three teenagers were killed and two seriously hurt when their car collided with a bendy bus in south-east London. | |
The 18-year-old male driver of the car and two girls aged 15 and 16 died at the scene of the crash in Charlton in the early hours of New Year's Day. | |
The two other passengers - both 17 - were cut free and taken to hospital. | |
Police said the five were in a car that collided with a bus in Little Heath near the junction with Cemetery Lane. Roads in the area are now open. | |
Driver unharmed | Driver unharmed |
The accident happened at about 0630 GMT on Tuesday. | The accident happened at about 0630 GMT on Tuesday. |
A police 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." | |
The rescued male was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he is now in a stable condition with minor injuries. | |
The female was taken to the Royal London Hospital. She suffered multiple fractures, said a police spokesman. | |
Transport for London said the number 453 bus was out of service at the time of the crash and the driver was unharmed. | |
A spokesman said: "As the bus was out of service, no passengers were on board. | A spokesman said: "As the bus was out of service, no passengers were on board. |
"We understand that some of the car's passengers were killed and our thoughts are with their families and friends." | "We understand that some of the car's passengers were killed and our thoughts are with their families and friends." |
Accident blackspot | |
During the day a tow truck pulled the bus off the front of the red hatchback, which was draped in a white tarpaulin. | During the day a tow truck pulled the bus off the front of the red hatchback, which was draped in a white tarpaulin. |
The front and middle sections of the vehicle were completely caved in by the impact and other parts of the car were scattered in the street. | The front and middle sections of the vehicle were completely caved in by the impact and other parts of the car were scattered in the street. |
Resident Eddie McCann said repeated calls for speed cameras, at what he described as an accident blackspot, had gone unheeded. | |
Mr McCann, 38, said there had been numerous accidents on the road. | Mr McCann, 38, said there had been numerous accidents on the road. |
He said: "I've lost count of the number of times I've run out of my house in my boxer shorts to pull people out of cars." | He said: "I've lost count of the number of times I've run out of my house in my boxer shorts to pull people out of cars." |