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Last Updated: Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 22:57 GMT
One hurt as bus crashes into shop
Accident scene. Picture by Stanislava Tasheva
One woman was hurt in the crash. Picture by Stanislava Tasheva
One passenger was hurt and the driver of a London bus was taken to hospital when it crashed into a shop front in south-east London.

The accident happened on Lower Road in Surrey Quays, Rotherhithe, at about 1950 GMT on Wednesday.

A woman passenger in the bus, a 188, was treated for minor injuries and the driver was taken to a hospital "as precaution", police said.

Lower Road was opened after being closed for two hours.

The bus has been removed from the scene.





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