Route 120 bus and car involved in crash on Lady Margaret Road in Southall

A route 120 bus and a car were involved in a crash on Lady Margaret Road in Southall on Sunday night (4 October).

Footage shared with UB1UB2, taken at around 10.40pm, shows the front of the Metroline double-decker badly damaged. The bus was heading towards Northolt Station. Its bumper was hanging off and pieces of red panelling were scattered across the road.

A car with its hazard lights on had stopped further along the road, and people were seen checking the damage. The driver was still in the cab and the bus's lights were on.

It is not known how the collision happened or whether anyone on the bus or in the car was injured. Police, Transport for London (TfL) and Metroline have not said anything publicly about it.

A busy route through Southall

Route 120 runs between Hounslow bus station and Northolt Station, passing through Southall and Yeading. TfL contracts Metroline to run it.

Heading north, the route leaves Southall Broadway and runs up Lady Margaret Road towards Yeading White Hart and Northolt. Lady Margaret Road is one of the main roads linking the Broadway with the north of Southall and the area around the Grand Union Canal.

The Lady Margaret Road / Southall Broadway stops, near the old Town Hall, are also used by several other routes, including the 95, 105 and E5. This makes the road a busy corridor for buses, especially at the Broadway end.

The 120 is one of the oldest bus routes in the area. It started in January 1926 and has served Hounslow and Southall in various forms ever since. A night service also runs late into the evening, which is why buses are still on the road at the time of Sunday's crash.

What happens next

Bus operators in London have to report collisions involving their vehicles to TfL, which publishes bus safety data. A damaged bus like this one would normally be taken off the road and checked before it carries passengers again.

Anyone who saw the collision or has dashcam footage can contact the police on 101, or on 999 in an emergency. Anyone who was on the bus and wants to report something or make a complaint can contact TfL's customer services.