Bus crashes into shop in east London

A red London bus sits astride a suburban road, having crashed into the front of a shop. Firefighters and a fire truck are in the background.

No-one was on the bus at the time of the crash, TfL said

A bus has crashed into a shop close to a train station in east London.

Emergency services were called to Station Road near Manor Park Station at about 09:00 GMT where they found the double decker bus crashed into a shop.

Transport for London (TfL) said no passengers were on the bus at the time of the crash. No life-threatening or life changing injuries were reported however one person, who was in the shop at the time, was taken to hospital for treatment.

An investigation has been launched into the circumstances, the Met Police confirmed.

A man in a peach t-shirt and a white cap stands in front a bus that has crashed into the front of a shop in a suburban high street.

Ninoshan Jeyaseelan said the bus crashed into his shop

Ninoshan Jeyaseelan, who owns the shop the bus crashed into, described the incident as "just insane".

He told BBC London: "We just had a big bang sort of thing and the person who was driving (the bus), she was under shock herself."

Mr Jeyaseelan said his shop had minor damage.

"I don't know how long it's gonna take to recover from it."

He added: "No one's majorly injured you know - thank God."

A TfL spokesperson said: "We're very sorry for the damage and disruption caused when a route 474 bus collided with a shop building on Station Road.

"Thankfully, there were no passengers onboard the bus, however a customer in the shop at the time has sustained a minor injury and the bus driver was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.

"We have support available for anyone affected by this incident. We are supporting Go-Ahead, the operator, as they investigate what happened."

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