Dagenham bus crash: Two taken to hospital after roof ripped off double-decker

Two women person been taken to infirmary aft a bus collided with a histrion successful Dagenham, eastbound London.

Photos from the country appeared to amusement the extortion of the autobus had been ripped disconnected successful the crash, which happened successful Hedgemans Road astir 10am connected Wednesday.

Met constabulary officers and paramedics from London Ambulance Service rushed to the country wherever they recovered 2 injured women.

They were some taken to infirmary arsenic a precaution, said a Met spokesperson, adding that their injuries were not life-threatening nor life-changing.

Police are investigating the origin of the crash.

Stevie Fletcher, who lives nearby, said the extortion of the autobus had been taken “clean off”.

Photos appeared to amusement the extortion lying intact connected the roadworthy by the wreckage of the bus. The rear sheet of the precocious platform besides appeared to beryllium bent backwards, though it was inactive attached to the bus, and the precocious beforehand model was smashed.

“I heard sirens and looked retired of my model to spot exigency services conscionable up the road,” Ms Fletcher told the PA quality agency.

“I went to person a look and the autobus extortion had been taken cleanable off, seemingly by a tree.

“A person of excavation was connected that bus, she was connected the little deck.”

TfL has been approached by The Standard.