Residents of Sandhurst Road and nearby Sangley Road in Catford have raised concerns after witnessing 10 bus collisions this year alone, the BBC reports.
Transport for London (TfL) said there had been 85 crashes involving buses on the two roads since July 2021, but stated that many of these were ‘minor incidents’. However, one in September 2022 involved an injury.
According to data released as part of an FOI request by the campaign group Safer Sandhurst and Sangley, TfL buses routinely travel at over double the speed limit – with speeds up to 45mph recorded in the 20mph limit.
Resident of Sandhurst Road, Alison Howard, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): ‘We're just concerned that at some point someone is going to get killed because of the number of collisions these buses are having.’
Lewisham Borough Council, TfL, and Safer Sandhurst and Sangley have been approached for comment.
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