Man Arrested After One Person Killed In Orpington Bus Crash

Fifteen people are believed to have been injured in collision involving a car and two buses in London.
A serious accident took place in Sevenoaks Road, Orpington, involving two buses. The front of the right bus has been severely damaged.
A serious accident took place in Sevenoaks Road, Orpington, involving two buses. The front of the right bus has been severely damaged.
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash involving two buses in south-east London.

One person has died, and 15 others left injured, following the incident in Sevenoaks Road, Orpington, which took place shortly after 10.10pm.

The man, the driver of a car involved in a collision with two single decker buses, is currently in police custody.

No further details have been released about the person who died, and officers at the Metropolitan Police have confirmed they are making enquiries to locate their family.

Our crews are responding alongside @metpoliceuk and @LondonFire to an incident on Sevenoaks Road, Orpington. We are currently treating a number of patients. https://t.co/9K8sBEBaCt

— London Ambulance Service (@Ldn_Ambulance) October 31, 2019

Officers from London Fire Brigade (LFB) and London Ambulance Service (LAS) attended the scene on Thursday night, with paramedics treating 15 casualties.

There is not yet any further information on the severity of their injuries.

An LAS spokesman said it had “dispatched a number of resources to the scene”, including ten ambulance crews.

He added: “We treated 15 patients and took them to hospital.

“Despite the best efforts of our medics, a person sadly died at the scene.”

LFB assistant commissioner Graham Ellis said: “Firefighters rescued several casualties from the buses and immediately undertook first aid.”

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