A woman killed in a horror crash involving a London bus, a car and pedestrians has been named by police. Chithra Vanmeeganathan, 46, died at the scene of the collision on Bessborough Road, Harrow, at around 9.20pm on Monday. The family of Mrs Vanmeeganathan, from Wembley, has been informed and is receiving support from officers, the Metropolitan Police said.
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Two others - a woman in her 30s and a 12-year-old boy - were taken to hospital for treatment with non life-changing injuries after a No 395 single-decker and a car collided. The motorist, who stopped at the scene, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and released on bail.
Detective Sergeant Paul Jackson, from the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command, said: “Our thoughts remain with Chithra’s family at this difficult time. “The investigation into this tragic incident is ongoing, and we are continuing to appeal for anyone with footage of the incident, including from a doorbell camera or dashcam, or anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward.”.
Road closures were put in place while the scene was dealt with but have since been lifted. A London Ambulance Service spokesman said earlier this week: “We were called at 9:17pm on February 24 to reports of a road traffic collision near Whitmore Road.
“We sent multiple resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in fast response car, an incident response officer, members of our hazardous area response team (HART) as well as command support vehicles. “We also dispatched a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance.
“We treated four patients at the scene before taking two patients to a major trauma centre and discharging one patient at the scene. “Very sadly, despite best efforts of our crews, one person was pronounced dead at the scene.”. Anyone with information is urged to contact police on 101, quoting CAD 7193/24Feb, or independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
