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A woman, 26, has died and three people have been injured after a National Express coach burst into flames following a head-on crash with a car.

Footage shows huge flames after the collision on Queenstown Road, near Chelsea Bridge, in south-west London, at around 4.30am this morning.

The Zipcar involved in the crash ended up wedged into the front of the coach and then both vehicles ignited.

The rear-seat passenger of the grey Volkswagen Polo Zipcar died at the scene and the female driver is in a critical condition, police said.


Police and ambulance crews can be seen trying to dampen the flames, which have engulfed both the coach and the car.

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The huge fire on Queenstown Road in south-west London after the coach crash (Picture: Snapchat)

Witnesses can be heard – in the Snapchat clip – saying the vehicles ‘exploded’ after the crash.



A spokesman for National Express said: ‘One of our vehicles on the A3 service from Gatwick to London Victoria was involved in an incident with a car on Queenstown Road in the early hours this morning.

‘One passenger was taken to hospital and all other passengers were safely transferred to a replacement vehicle for onward travel.

‘Emergency services attended the scene and we will continue to provide every assistance with the ongoing investigation.

The burnt remains of a coach in Queenstown Road, south west London (Picture: PA)

The front was completely destroyed (Picture: PA)

‘Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the occupant of the car, who sadly passed away.’

A spokesman for the pay-as-you drive car rental firm said: ‘Zipcar is aware of a fatal incident involving one of its cars in the London Battersea area that occurred this morning.

‘We are shocked and saddened by this news, and our deepest condolences go out to those affected.

‘We are supporting the Metropolitan Police with their investigation in every way possible.’

London Ambulance Service said it sent staff in three ambulances and its hazardous area response team.

A spokesperson for the company said their thoughts are with the woman’s friends and family (Picture: PA)

‘Despite the best efforts of our medics, one patient sadly died at the scene,’ a spokesperson for the ambulance service said.

‘We took a second patient to a major trauma centre as a priority.

‘We treated two further patients for minor injuries.

‘We took one of them to hospital and the other was discharged at the scene.’

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