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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7285085.stm
Except from the BBC news story: quote A tow-truck has overturned following an accident with a double-decker bus under a railway bridge in south London. The accident in Battersea Park Road [...] happened as the truck tried to go under the bridge with its extended towing arm at about 1010 GMT. The arm caught the bottom of the bridge resulting in it tilting on to the oncoming number 345 bus, police said. The bus, which was left leaning over, had 30 passengers onboard at the time. None of the passengers were hurt. No other injuries were reported. [continues...] /quote Despite the BBC story currently saying that this happened in Kennington it quite clearly didn't - it was in Battersea, the bridge being that which carries the West London Line between Chelsea (i.e. West Brompton, the Cremorne [rail] Bridge over the Thames) and Clapham Junction (or indeed the "Ludgate" or "City lines" to Factory Junctionand beyond, or the Sheepcote Lane curve towards Waterloo). The bridge in question is at the centre of this street map: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.sr...&y=176412&ar=N It would seem that this didn't disrupt rail services much, so presumably the bridge is undamaged, in contrast to the 30 bus passengers' somewhat damaged peace of mind, especially those on the top deck! |
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