Crash point: emergency services were swiftly on the scene after a bus hit the low bridge on Portland Road on Saturday nught
Two people were taken to hospital late on Saturday night, after their bus driver made a wrong turn and crashed into a low bridge over Portland Road, ripping the roof off the double decker.
The 197 bus crash happened just before 11pm, and was quickly attended by paramedics, the Fire Brigade and police.
As well as the people taken to hospital, two others were treated at the scene.
The railway bridge carries the tracks for trains in and out of Norwood Junction Station, and may be liable to safety checks by Network Rail following Saturday night’s collision.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called on Saturday December 15 at 10.55pm to reports of a traffic collision in Portland Road, South Norwood.
“We took two people to hospital and discharged a further two patients at the scene, while another three people declined treatment.”
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