26 people injured after top of bus crashes into a London bridge

Crews helped release three people who were trapped on the upper deck of a double-decker bus.

TWO FIRE ENGINES, a fire rescue unit and 15 firefighters were called to a collision involving a bus and a railway bridge on St Loys Road in Tottenham early this morning.

A bus has crashed into a bridge on St Loys Road Tottenham. pic.twitter.com/hlwcw4Pn4A
— Tony Hardiman (@TonyHardiman1) October 22, 2016

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Crews helped release three people who were trapped on the upper deck of a double-decker bus.

Five passengers were taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service and 21 people were treated at the scene.

Crews assist 3 passengers from a bus after this collision in #Tottenham https://t.co/cHIVmQcgwu pic.twitter.com/MJsGbuxmLl
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) October 22, 2016

London Fire Brigade / Twitter

The Brigade was called at 0405 and the incident was over at 0544.

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Crews from Tottenham and Edmonton fire stations attended the incident along with London Ambulance Service, Metropolitan Police and Network Rail.

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