"A person riding an e-scooter in southeast London has died in a traffic collision. The rider, a man in his 20s, was involved in a crash with a bus at around 7.04am on Thursday, January 22, on Southampton Way, Peckham. Emergency services including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an advanced paramedic, a trauma team and an incident response officer rushed to the scene. However, the scooter rider sadly died at the scene. No one has been arrested."
"TfL said the collision involved a route 136 bus. Lorna Murphy, TfL's Director of Buses, said: Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the person who was tragically killed following a collision with a bus in Southwark. Making London's transport network safer is our top priority and we are working with the bus operator, Stagecoach, to assist the police with their investigation. We have support available for anyone affected by this tragic incident."
"A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: We were called at 7.41am on Thursday to reports of a road traffic collision in Southampton Way, Peckham. We sent ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer to the scene. Sadly, despite efforts to save his life, a person died at the scene. We checked over a second person but they didn't need to be taken to hospital."
A man in his 20s riding an e-scooter collided with a route 136 bus on Southampton Way, Peckham, at about 7.04am on January 22 and died at the scene. Emergency services responded, including ambulance crews, advanced paramedics and a trauma team, but the rider could not be saved. Transport for London confirmed the bus involvement and said it is assisting the police and offering support to those affected. The Met Police notified next of kin and continue inquiries. In 2024 there were 1,312 UK e-scooter collisions, with six fatalities recorded.
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