A WOMAN has died and three others, including a nine-year-old child, have been injured after a horror bus crash.
A bus and a car collided on Whitmore Road in Harrow, northwest London, at around 10.20pm on Monday.
Shocking images from the scene show the front window of a 395 bus shattered and a car wedged between hedges and a fence metres away.
Glass and debris could still be seen scattered across the road and pavement hours later.
One local resident recalled hearing the sound of an “explosion” as the horrific events unfolded.
The car driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after stopping at the scene and remains in custody.
One woman in her 40s died in the horror crash, confirmed the London Ambulance Service.
It is thought she was one of three pedestrians involved in the crash.
The others were rushed to a major trauma centre, the ambulance service said.
Cops have since confirmed their conditions are not life threatening.
A nine-year-old child was among three other people injured.
It has not been confirmed if they were passengers on the bus, the car, waiting at the bus stop or a combination of these.
One person was discharged at the scene in northwest London.
Cops and emergency services rushed to the scene with a major probe launched by the Metropolitan Police‘s collision investigation unit.
Authorities are reviewing CCTV footage and are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the crash or captured any footage to come forward.
Road closures and diversions were in place as investigators attempted to piece together the events leading up to the crash.
The A312 has been reopened – both towards Harrow and towards Northolt – but the probe continues.
Whitmore Road, which runs west from the A312 towards The Ridgeway and West Harrow – has also reopened.
London Ambulance Service said in a statement it was called to reports of a road traffic collision at 9.17pm yesterday.
It added: “We sent multiple resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in fast response car, an incident response officer, members of our hazardous area response team (HART) as well as command support vehicles.
“We also dispatched a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance. We treated four patients at the scene before taking two patients to a major trauma centre and discharging one patient at the scene.
“Very sadly, despite best efforts of our crews, one person was pronounced dead at the scene.”
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police confirmed they were appealing for anyone with footage of the fatal crash.
Cops were called at 21:19 to reports of a collision on Bessborough Road, Harrow.
The spokesperson added: “Despite the best efforts of emergency services one of the pedestrians, a woman aged in her 40s, sadly died at the scene.
“The two other pedestrians were taken to hospital for treatment – their conditions are not life threatening.
“The driver of the car stopped at scene and he was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He remains in custody.
“Road closures were put in place while the scene was dealt with but have since been lifted.
“Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with footage of this incident, including drivers with dashcam footage, to contact police on 101 or ‘X’ @MetCC quoting CAD 7193/24FEB25. You can also provide information anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
