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4 hours agoDamage to London buses from crashes rising
The number of London bus incidents is increasing, with 14,986 reported in 2023, up from 12,857 in 2019.
A fault with the signalling system at Lewisham is causing disruption to services this morning, with trains running through the station subject to cancellations, delays or revisions until around 9am. The issue means services from Hither Green towards central London are currently unable to use platform 1 at Lewisham. As a result, trains heading towards central London from Sidcup and Sevenoaks are unable to call at Lewisham.
One incident involved a driver on route 159 who discovered a cockroach in their drink during a break. The driver described the experience in a video recorded inside the affected vehicle. I went to take a sip from my drink and felt something in my mouth, the driver said. I spat it out and saw it was a cockroach. I felt sick and ended up vomiting.