{"id":248225,"date":"2024-02-14T16:34:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T16:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=248225"},"modified":"2024-02-14T16:34:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T16:34:13","slug":"nine-injured-after-police-van-collides-with-bus-near-oval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/kennington\/nine-injured-after-police-van-collides-with-bus-near-oval\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine injured after police van collides with bus near Oval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Nine people have been injured after a collision involving a police van and a double-decker bus near Oval Underground Station.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emergency services were called to Kennington Park Road at the junction with Camberwell New Road shortly after 11.30am on Wednesday, February 14.\u00a0<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Six police officers were among the injured, including one who had to be hauled from the vehicle by firefighters and rushed to hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three people who left the bus were also taken to hospital. 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