Six people have been rushed to hospital after two buses crashed with one double-decker ploughing into a theatre.
Members of the public sprung into action to help passengers flee after the horrific collision happened in front of them.
New footage from the scene shows passersby helping pry the doors open to get the people out of the vehicles.
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The collision saw one of the buses plough into the front of Southwark Playhouse Borough, Newington Causeway, London.
The crash took place on Wednesday (18 Feb), as reported by Need To Know.
Emergency services were called to the scene around 8am with ambulances and police attending.
Fortunately, the theatre was closed when the crash took place with no staff members involved.
A number of passengers were treated at the scene by paramedics, with six then taken to hospital.
Around 11.30am, one of the buses was moved from the crash site, before the second double-decker was taken away by 1pm.
Members of the public were left shocked by the footage.
One person said: “Looks nasty, I’m thankful that only six people were hurt.”
Another person added: “Crazy this.”
One other person said: “I’m not leaving that bus until someone confirms I’m eligible for compensation.”
One person said: “Well done to that bus driver who was parked up opposite and took charge to help.”
Another person added: “I’m no expert but I’m pretty sure you can’t park there.”
Lorna Murphy, TfL’s Director of Buses, said:“We care deeply about the safety of everyone who uses or works on our transport network and our thoughts are with the people who were injured in a bus collision yesterday morning in Southwark.
Safety is our top priority and we are working with the police and the operator, Go Ahead London, to establish what happened. This must have been a distressing incident for everyone involved and we have support available for anyone affected.”
A spokesperson for the Met said:
Officers are responding to a collision between two buses in Newington Causeway, Southwark.
Police were called to the scene at 08:06hrs on Wednesday, 18 February. The London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade are also in attendance.
A number of people were assessed at the scene by LAS where their injuries were deemed not to be life-changing or life-threatening.
No arrests have been made as enquiries continue.
The road is closed in both directions while emergency services continue to respond.
James Johnson, Strategic Commander for London Ambulance Service, said: “We were called at 8.06am to reports of a road traffic collision in Newington Causeway, SE1.
”We sent resources to the scene including ambulance crews, paramedics in fast response cars, advanced paramedics, an incident response officer and our Hazardous Area Response Team.
We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated a number of patients at the scene and took six of them to hospital.”
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