Bus ploughs into front window of Notting Hill townhouse
Two cars were also reportedly damaged in the crash on Thursday evening
A bus crashed into the front entrance of a three-storey west London townhouse on Thursday evening.
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Emergency services were alerted to the incident on St Quintin Avenue in North Kensington just before 7.15 pm on Thursday.
The red single-decker TfL vehicle appeared to have mounted onto kerb and ploughed into the front window of a three-storey townhouse.
Police said that no injuries were reported, no arrests have been made, and no criminal offences have been identified.
Two cars were also damaged in the crash, the Sun reports.
The cause of the crash is not yet known. TfL said an investigation is underway into the cause of the incident.
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The surrounding road is cordoned off and emergency services remain at the scene this morning, with the surrounding bus routes diverted and nearby roads shut off.
A spokesman for London Fire Brigade said: “Firefighters were called to a road traffic collision on Quintin Avenue in Notting Hill yesterday.
“Crews made the scene safe after a bus collided with street furniture and a terraced house.
“The Brigade was called at 7.12pm and the incident was over for firefighters by 8.03pm. Two fire engines from North Kensington and Hammersmith fire stations and two fire rescue units from Chelsea and Croydon fire stations attended the scene.”
A London Ambulance spokesperson said: “We were called at 7.14pm yesterday (2 July) to reports of a road traffic collision in St Quintin Avenue, W10.
“We sent a paramedic in fast response car to the scene.
“Fortunately, no one needed treatment.”
A Met spokesperson said: "On Thursday, 2 July at 19:02hrs police were called to reports of a collision between a bus and a residential building on St Quintin Avenue, Notting Hill.
"Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade.
"No injuries were reported, no arrests have been made, and no criminal offences have been identified.
"Anyone with information that may assist police is asked to call 101 quoting CAD 7570/2July."
A TfL spokesperson said: "A route 70 bus was involved in a collision yesterday. There was a minor injury that thankfully did not require treatment. The safety of our customers, colleagues and members of the public is of paramount importance, and we are working closely with the bus operator, First Bus, who are investigating this incident."