Six people have been hospitalised after two buses collided at the Elephant and Castle and one crashed into the window of Southwark Playhouse this morning (Wednesday, February 18).
Emergency services were called to Newington Causeway near Elephant and Castle tube station at 08:06am.
The incident involved a 35 bus which crashed into a 333 bus that was not in service.
The 333 bus hit the front of Southwark Playhouse, smashing the window and causing damage to the paintwork.
London Ambulance Service confirmed that they treated ten people at the scene and six people were taken to hospital.
They said that none of the injuries were life threatening or life altering and no arrests have been made.
Southwark Playhouse confirmed that nobody was in the building at the time and that the theatre was open as usual that evening.
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.
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Transport for London are still investigating the cause of the crash.
