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London Buses route 131

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131
Overview
Night-timeNight Bus N87
Route
StartTooting Broadway station
ViaWimbledon
Raynes Park
New Malden
Norbiton
EndKingston

London Buses route 131 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England, running between Tooting Broadway station and Kingston.

Incidents

On 16 December 2013, a man was killed by a double-decker bus on route 131 in Tooting Broadway.[1][2][3] The route was operated by London United at the time. On 23 December 2013, another bus on route 131 was involved in an accident. The out-of-service bus in Kingston was damaged after it hit a railway bridge.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ Churchill, David (17 December 2013). "Man is killed by bus while crossing the road outside Tooting Broadway Tube station". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. ^ Rucki, Alexandra (17 December 2013). "Horrified commuters saw man hit by bus in Tooting High Street". Wandsworth Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. ^ De Peyer, Robin (16 December 2013). "Man dies after being hit by a bus in Tooting". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Bus hits railway bridge in Kingston after wrong turn". BBC. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. ^ Champion, Matthew (23 December 2013). "Double-decker bus crashes into bridge after wrong turn". Metro. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. ^ Blundy, Rachel (23 December 2013). "Roof of double decker bus is ripped off after it hits railway bridge in Kingston". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 December 2013.