Double-decker tourist bus ploughs into souvenir stand near London's Trafalgar Square

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Leng, C. (2026, October 22). Double-decker tourist bus ploughs into souvenir stand near London's Trafalgar Square. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16231017/Double-decker-tourist-bus-ploughs-souvenir-Londons-Trafalgar-Square.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-22 · by Caitlin Leng

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On October 20, 2026, a Golden Tours double-decker tourist bus collided with a souvenir stand near Trafalgar Square in central London. The incident occurred around 4:15 PM and resulted in scattered debris across the ground as souvenirs were thrown about by the impact. Emergency services, including the London Fire Brigade, quickly responded to the scene after reports of the collision. Despite the damage caused, there were no serious injuries reported by the Metropolitan Police and the incident was confirmed not to be terrorism-related.

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📰 Tourist Bus Crash In London
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Caitlin Leng
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Golden Tours London London Fire Brigade The Metropolitan Police the London Fire Brigade

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Golden Tours ORG · 3× London GPE · 2× the London Fire Brigade ORG · 2× London Fire Brigade ORG · 1× The Met Police ORG · 1× The Metropolitan Police ORG · 1×

Narrative

A double-decker tourist bus collided with a souvenir stand near Trafalgar Square on Thursday afternoon Pictures and videos posted online following the collision appear to show souvenirs littered across the ground The Golden Tours hop-on-hop-off service was travelling near the London landmark when it ploughed into the stand Emergency services including the London Fire Brigade rushed to the scene following reports of the collision Debris was scattered across the ground in the aftermath of the collision Police have confirmed the incident is not terrorism-related and there were no serious injuries
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A double-decker tourist bus has ploughed into a souvenir stand near Trafalgar Square. asserted
bus → plough → Square
The Golden Tours hop-on-hop-off service was travelling near the London landmark on Thursday afternoon when it collided with the stand. asserted
it → hop → stand
Emergency services - including the London Fire Brigade - rushed to the scene after a passerby walking on-foot noticed the collision at around 4.15pm. asserted
passerby → include → 4.15pm
Pictures and videos posted online following the collision appear to show the stand partially knocked down by the impact, with souvenirs littered across the ground and a recovery vehicle towing away the bus. asserted
stand → post → bus
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed there were no serious injuries and the incident is not terrorism-related. asserted
incident → confirm → ?
A witness who passed the scene in the moments after the collision said the stall 'had been crippled'. asserted
stall → pass → collision
They said: 'I passed on the way home from work just as they were putting up the tape. asserted
they → say → tape
A double-decker tourist bus collided with a souvenir stand near Trafalgar Square on Thursday afternoon Pictures and videos posted online following the collision appear to show souvenirs littered across the ground The Golden Tours hop-on-hop-off service was travelling near the London landmark when it ploughed into the stand Emergency services including the London Fire Brigade rushed to the scene following reports of the collision Debris was scattered across the ground in the aftermath of the collision Police have confirmed the incident is not terrorism-related and there were no serious injuries asserted
incident → collide → collision
A witness who passed the scene in the moments after the collision said the stall 'had been crippled' asserted
stall → pass → collision
(Pictured: Police attending the scene) 'By the time I saw it, nobody was on the bus. asserted
nobody → picture → bus
The stall had been crippled. asserted
stall → cripple → ?
'My initial thought was to wonder how I'd get through to get home from work, it was only when I got closer that I realised it was worse than I thought.' asserted
I → wonder → work
London Fire Brigade has been contacted for comment. asserted
Brigade → contact → comment
The Met Police has been contacted for comment. asserted
Police → contact → comment
Golden Tours has been approached for comment. asserted
Tours → approach → comment
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