Watch: Shocking aftermath as bus smashes into tipper truck in East Dulwich leaving two injured
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Two people have been left injured after a London bus crashed into a parked tipper truck, almost dragging it into a house.
Shocking footage shows the aftermath of the accident, where the end of the lorry crashed through the window of the 176 bus.
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One woman was taken to hospital.
The tipper track was dragged along Grove Vale, East Dulwich, at around 1pm, and almost smashed into the door on of a end of terrace house.
Police confirmed the collision between the bus and the truck.
Hector Fleming, 27, said: “It’s crazy - the truck has almost smashed into our house.
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Hide Ad“The truck was parked and the bus crashed into it and dragged it along the road.
“There’s glass everywhere.
“One person was carried out of the bus, and paramedics are tending to another passenger.”
The road - which is right next to East Dulwich train station and serves several bus routes - was closed by police, but reopened after 4pm.
The closure caused big diversions as many of the residential streets nearby are low-traffic neighbourhoods or one-way routes.
Elsie Road, Southwark, one of the low-traffic neighbourhoods, was also blocked off by police tape.
East Dulwich local Richard Ayoade - star of the IT crowd - was one of those watching on.
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