One dead and others injured as lorry hits vehicles and house in Kidbrooke
UPDATE: Police have just confirmed one person has died and an 11 year old has serious injuries this morning in Kidbrooke.
An air ambulance and numerous emergency services were called after a lorry hit vehicles and crashed into a home.
Specialist Urban Search & Rescue crews are dealing with a serious road traffic collision in #Kidbrooke. A lorry and a car have collided & it has resulted in structural damage to a residential home. Please avoid the area 📷 @Paullu518 https://t.co/r8mw2kznNd pic.twitter.com/Qm5CioBxLN
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) September 14, 2020
The Fire Brigade state a car though photos show at least three vehicles with damage aside from the lorry.
12:00 update: In a statement police have just released:
“A man has died and several other people have been injured in a collision in Kidbrooke.
Police were called at approximately 08:05hrs on Monday, 14 September to Broad Walk, Kidbrooke, SE3 by London Ambulance Service to a road traffic collision involving multiple vehicles and a building.
Officers are on scene with London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade.
At this time, we are aware of a number of people being injured.
One man has been declared dead at the scene. Work is ongoing to trace his next of kin.
An 11-year-old child was taken to hospital. Their condition has been assessed as life-threatening. Two males have been taken to hospital; we await an update on their conditions.
Road closures are in place and the public are asked to avoid the area.
Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances.”
Lorry coming from the top end of Broad Walk just after 8 o/c. Hit a van and car near Samuel Montagu Youth Centre.but seems to have avoided other cars until it hit another car at the junction with Woolacombe Road. It then seems to have hit a wall and house on the corner although everything is blocked off. Air ambulance called and it would appear the occupants of the car, including a young child, were airlifted out.
Although I didn’t see the lorry I could hear it travelling at speed as it hit the humps in the road shaking the houses. The driver may have had a sudden illness.
wow lets hope everyone will be ok, could have been much worse!