On Tuesday morning in Northolt, a double-decker bus crashed into bushes near Long Drive at about 1:15 am, causing serious traffic congestion on the A40 and one person was hospitalized. The incident involved a route 105 bus traveling from Heathrow to Greenford, with TfL confirming minor injuries but not specifying the number of people affected. Additionally, there were delays on the M25 due to a collision between a car and a lorry in the Holmesdale Tunnel, resulting in tailbacks stretching four miles.
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The incident happened early on Tuesday morning in Northolt.
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At 12.20pm, traffic monitor Inrix reported long delays and one lane closed due on Western Avenue heading into central London after A312 Church Road.
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Live updates
Tube update as rush hour approaches
There are currently severe delays on the Piccadilly Line due to an earlier signal failure at Turnpike Lane.
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A good service is being reported on all other lines.
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Traffic returns to normal on A40
Traffic has returned to normal on the A40, according to reports.
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One person injured on A40 crash, London Ambulance Service confirms
One person was taken to hospital by paramedics following a double decker bus crash on the A40.
Paramedics were called late last night to reports of a crash on the A40 at Long Drive, Greenford.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson
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said: “We were called at 11.37pm on Monday 14 September to reports of a road traffic collision on the A40 at Long Drive, Greenford.
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“We sent resources including ambulance crews, a clinical team manager, an incident response officer and members of our Hazardous Areas Response Team (HART).
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“We treated two people at the scene before taking one of them to hospital.”
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Crash on the M25 causing delays of over 30 minutes
Meanwhile in London travel news, there are delays on the M25 between J25 and J26 due to a crash between a car and a lorry in the Holmesdale Tunnel.
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Tailbacks are stretching back for four miles.
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A Network Rail spokesperson said: “M25 anticlockwise in Essex between J26 (Waltham Abbey). & J25 (Enfield).
“A collision between a car & lorry in the Holmesdale Tunnel has resulted in the carriageway being blocked & the lorry shedding its load.
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'Minor injuries' reported following bus crash, TfL says
A double decker bus which crashed on the A40 this morning was travelling from Heathrow to Greenford, according to reports.
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The 105 route bus crashed into some bushes near the junction of Long Drive in Northolt at around 1.15am.
TfL has confirmed there were ‘minor injuries’, although it is unclear how many people were involved.
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A TfL spokesperson said: “We have support available for anyone who has been affected by the incident involving a route 105 bus on the A40 this morning, where minor injuries were reported.
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We are determined to ensure London’s bus network is safe for everyone and we are working with the operator, First Bus, to establish what happened.”
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Emergency services requested for comment
The Standard has approached Transport for London, the Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance service for comment.
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'Slow traffic' on the A312 as one lane remains blocked
Slow traffic continues on the A312 between White Hart Roundabout and Northolt station via Target Roundabout, with journey times currently around 10 minutes.
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One lane on the A40 Western Avenue remains blocked.
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Traffic camera footage showing queues at Western Avenue
Traffic camera footage shows tailbacks of vehicles at the Westfield Avenue junction with West End road.
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An alert on London Webcam reads: “Western Avenue (Eastbound) at the junction of Long Drive - Lane one (of three) are closed due to recovery work following an earlier collision.”
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Double-decker bus crash causing tailbacks in west London
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A bus crash in Northolt has caused major issues for drivers on the A40 this morning.
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Video footage posted on social media appears to show a TfL London bus that has left the road and come to rest in shrubbery beside the A-road.
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The A40 Western Avenue remains partially blocked
Queues reached towards Swakeleys Roundabout, Hillingdon Circus, Hayes and Northolt Park.
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Disruption began at around 4.45am, according to reports.
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