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Three men were injured - two seriously - in a crash involving a bus and a pedicab in central London early on Monday.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service crews attended following reports of a collision at the junction of Charing Cross Road and Phoenix Street shortly after 01:00 BST.

Police said three men were treated at the scene and taken to hospital.

One man with minor injuries was discharged but two others, aged 23 and 25, are seriously injured and remain in hospital, the force added.

a pink pedicab lies damaged and on its side in the road next to a red London bus as another bus is visible on the other side of the road. Police cars are parked on the road behind and officers are stood in the road. It appears to be night time or the early hours of the morning.
Image source,UKNIP

One man escmage caption,aped with minor injuries but another two are seriously hurt, said police

A Transport for London spokesperson said: "Our thoughts are with those involved in a collision that took place between a pedicab and a N19 bus along Charing Cross Road in the early hours of the Monday 25 August.

"There is currently an ongoing investigation into the incident that is being led by the Met Police."

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

They are absolute death traps who charge an absolute fortune.

Only mugs of the highest order take a ride in one of them, and London has more than enough of them.

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so "apparently" it was stolen but the police won't confirm any allegations of theft

there is a video on the bbc news website showing the moment of the crash which definitely looks like the bus was in the wrong place at the wrong time

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgnyr2qp4po

A pedicab which crashed headlong into a double-decker bus was stolen, it has been claimed.

Three men were injured, two seriously, in the crash on Charing Cross Road, central London, shortly after 01:00 BST on Monday.

The London Pedicab Welfare Association (LPWA) said the collision "did not involve any professional pedicab rider", but the Met was not able to confirm it was investigating the incident as theft.

The claim was made as dashcam footage revealed the moment the vehicle veered into the path of an N19 bus coming in the the opposite direction.

The LPWA said: "One of our riders had briefly left his vehicle unattended to purchase food, during which time a group of intoxicated individuals stole the pedicab.

"It was these individuals who were subsequently responsible for the collision.

"Our rider, who was present at the scene, has confirmed this, and the matter has already been reported to the police. He is fully cooperating with their ongoing investigation."

a pink pedicab lies damaged and on its side in the road next to a red London bus as another bus is visible on the other side of the road. Police cars are parked on the road behind and officers are stood in the road. It appears to be night time or the early hours of the morning.

The two vehicles crashed, leaving three injured

The LPWA said it agreed pedicabs should be properly regulated but not banned.

A spokesman said: "The LPWA remains committed to working with TfL to ensure fair, robust, and effective regulations that protect both passengers and professional riders, while keeping pedicabs as a safe and sustainable part of London's transport culture."

The Metropolitan Police said of the two men seriously injured, one remains in a critical condition.

"The other man is no longer in a serious condition and is recovering well in hospital," it added.

The third man was discharged from hospital on the day of the collision.

The force has been approached for comment about the claims the vehicle was stolen.

A spokesperson said: "There are no updates or arrests in relation to the investigation at this stage."

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Edders, the bus was clearly on its right side of the road, the pedideathtrap clearly crossed the hatched white line into the path of the bus.Quite how the nearside and front panels of the bus came off is a mystery, but then they're designed to do so. The panel under the driver seems undamaged.

you misread my post I was merely saying the bus was unlucky not in way at fault.

To me it looked like the pedicab deliberately crashed

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector