Three people have died after a car crashed into a bus near Heathrow Airport, sparking a huge fire.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “At around 23.55 hrs on Monday, 31 March officers in a response vehicle came across a car alight on Bedfont Road, Feltham.
“The vehicle had been involved in a collision with a bus at the location. Very sadly, three occupants from the car were pronounced dead at the scene. A fourth occupant was taken to hospital. We await an update on their condition.
“The bus was also alight. Some passengers were treated for injuries at the scene and two were taken to hospital. Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
“London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service were in attendance to assist with the incident and roads in the area will remain closed while an investigation continues.”
Speaking to Metro, witness Nero Verbickas, 45, said he heard victims. “screaming”. “We heard boom like a bomb then I saw a fire,” he said. “There were people screaming It was terrible. The police told me a woman was driving the car.”
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