Car Mounts Pavement and Wipes Out Putney Bus Shelter


No reports of injuries after crash on Upper Richmond Road


Car destroys bus shelter on Upper Richmond Road. Picture: Anna Vasquez

June 25, 2021

A bus shelter on the Upper Richmond Road has been knocked over after a car mounted the pavement and crashed into it.

It is understood that nobody was waiting at the stop at the time of the collision which took place near the offices of the
Brazilian Naval Commission in Europe (BNCE) on the morning of Wednesday 23 June.

The circumstances leading up to the crash are not know and there have been no reports on the condition of the driver of the car which is believed to be an Audi A6 estate.

The police have not reported any arrests being made and have not, at this stage, made an appeal for witnesses.

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