Bus and truck crash under bridge

The bridge is being inspected by a railway engineer

A tow-truck has overturned following an accident with a double-decker bus under a railway bridge in south London.

The accident in Battersea Park Road, Battersea, happened as the truck tried to go under the bridge with its extended towing arm at about 1010 GMT.

The arm caught the bottom of the bridge resulting in it tilting on to the oncoming number 345 bus, police said.

The bus, which was left leaning over, had 30 passengers onboard at the time. None of the passengers were hurt.

No other injuries were reported.

London Fire Brigade said a railway engineer also attended the scene to assess if the accident resulted in any structural damage to the bridge which is used by Southern services and London Overground.

There are currently no reports of any disruption in train services, Transport for London said.