A learner driver took the roof off a London bus earlier today (Picture: KNS News)

A London bus driver perhaps needs to follow the advice of the advert on the side of his bus after this little bump.

The double decker that was about 16ft tall lost a large portion of its top deck after going under a 12ft 6ins tall. The bus is now also 12ft 6ins tall.

But in a cruel twist of irony, the bus had adverts for Specsavers on the side.

A witness said: ‘I heard a lorry sounding its horn and looked round. It was trying to warn the bus in front of it about the low bridge.


The bus is no longer 16ft tall (Picture: KNS News)

In a twist of irony the bus had a Specsavers advert on the side (Picture: KNS News)

‘But the bus didn’t slow down at all and only applied its brakes after the impact. The roof was left hanging off.



‘There seemed to be two learner drivers and an inspector on the bus. I’d say it was going no more than 20 mph when it crashed.’

The roof was sliced open by the impact of the crash in Old Oak Common Lane, North-West London, this morning at around 10am but luckily no passengers were on board at the time.

Metroline ‘Safety is a priority for us and we have processes in place to ensure all of our drivers are informed and aware about all low bridges in the areas that they operate.

‘Our Transport Safety Team is investigating the collision and will review these processes to determine the cause of the incident. There are no reported injuries.’

Nobody was injured in the collision with the bridge in north-west London (Picture: KNS News)