Mercedes squashed between two Routemaster buses following four vehicle pile-up in central London - video
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Version 0 of 1. A driver was injured and a Mercedes was left seriously damaged after it became sandwiched between two Routemaster buses following a four vehicle pile-up in central London over the weekend. Newly released footage shows the car’s crumpled front and back as a towing truck pulls one of the “Boris Buses” away. The accident which happened on Goodge Street near the junction with Tottenham Court Road on Sunday morning is said to have occurred when an Audi TT sports car was hit from behind by one of the buses. Richard Beltran who works nearby, witnessed the incident and confirmed that four vehicles had been involved. He told the MailOnline: “There were four vehicles involved. At the front was the Audi TT, which had been hit hard enough that it bounced a metre and a half away from the bus behind, which had a smashed windscreen. "Then in between that and another bus was a Mercedes." Police said the Mercedes’ driver and passenger were treated for injuries at the scene but they are not thought to be serious. The clear-up operation lasted over two hours creating tailbacks and delays in central London. Goodge Street accident #Uber pic.twitter.com/QxTVc1OJID According to witnesses at the scene, at one point nearly 15 buses lined Goodge Street before the drivers realised that they would have to divert. Part of the salvage effort was caught on camera and shows one of the buses being towed. Beltran said: "I stayed around for two hours and the scene was still being cleared up. The bus at the front could be driven away but tow trucks were needed for the other one and the Mercedes." Major accident #goodgestreet #London involving cars & # @routemaster busTfLTrafficNews @TfL @TfLBusAlerts pic.twitter.com/k5nrE2X5uQ A spokesman for the Met said: “Police were called at approximately 11.35 on Sunday to Goodge Street at the junction with Tottenham Court Road following reports of a collision involving several vehicles, including two buses. "Officers, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade attended. The driver and passenger of a Mercedes were treated at the scene." Police confirmed that no arrests were made. |