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A 24-year-old man is still fighting for his life weeks after a crash in Ealing. A silver BMW crashed into a parked vehicle on Whitton Avenue East in Greenford on Wednesday, November 21. There were three men in the left hand drive BMW at the time of the collision. Police were called at around 1.05am that day and all three emergency services attended to help the injured men. All three were taken to a north London hospital. One of them remains in a "critical condition", the Metropolitan Police said in an appeal on Thursday (December 6). Detectives from the Met's roads and transport policing command are trying to find out how the crash happened. The police are appealing to the public to come forward with information or dash cam footage. The crash took place at the junction of Whitton Avenue East and Ridding Lane. The police appeal published on December 6 said: "Officers are keen to speak with anyone who was in and around the area at the time of the collision, or any motorists who may have … [Read more...] about Man still fighting for his life weeks after Greenford crash

The bin man who died in Northolt reportedly "pushed a colleague out of the way" before being hit by a bin lorry. The Amey employee, who has been named locally as Paul Abbott, was part of the crew collecting rubbish in the area when he was was struck by the lorry in a "serious incident" in Priors Field on Tuesday morning (December 4). Despite best efforts from paramedics, Mr Abbott, who was in his 50s, was pronounced dead at just before 7.30am. It is now being reported that the father of six "died a hero pushing his colleague out of the way" of the bin lorry. "Truly heartbroken," said one man on social media. Another said: "Very sad. Tomorrow is not a given. Keep safe and love one another." Metropolitan Police confirmed on Tuesday Mr Abbott's next of kin have been informed of his death, although formal identification is yet to take place. A post-mortem examination is also to be carried out in due course. It has been reported that he was a Queen's Park Rangers fan from Greenford. One … [Read more...] about Bin man ‘died a hero’ after ‘saving colleague’ in Northolt

Transport for London (TfL) has launched a full investigation into the fatal bus crash on Kenton Road where a man died in the street in Harrow. Emergency services went to the crash involving a 114 bus near Kenton station on Tuesday evening (December 4). London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics tried to save the 30-year-old for nearly half an hour before he was pronounced dead at the scene at 6.54pm. No arrests have been made by Met Police and TfL says an investigation is underway. Claire Mann, director of bus operations at TfL, said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who sadly died after a collision with a route 114 bus on Kenton Road, Harrow. “The emergency services attended the scene and a full investigation with the bus operator Metroline is underway.” Read More Latest news The crash happened just before 6.30pm, a few yards down the road from Kenton Station, at the junctions with Rushout Avenue and Hawthorne Avenue. Kenton Road was closed … [Read more...] about TfL launches investigation into fatal Kenton Road bus crash

The reason why an Ealing school flooded - forcing pupils to stay at home all day - has been revealed. North Ealing Primary School had to shut on Wednesday (December 5). The school warned parents early on Wednesday morning that they would not be able to bring their children into school. Now Ealing Council has revealed what caused the flooding and when it should open again for pupils. The school's sprinkler system was randomly activated in the early hours of the morning and when staff arrived the electricial mains throughout the school had to be switched off for safety reasons. A council spokeswoman said: "The flooding was caused by the sprinkler system being activated in the early hours of Wednesday morning (December 5), although there was no fire. "Because of this the electrical mains had to be switched off until all the electrics had been checked and obviously for the water to be cleared." There is good news for parents though, even if their youngsters might not be happy about … [Read more...] about This is when a flooded Ealing school should reopen to pupils

Quick-thinking from two police officers saved a man's life after he suffered a cardiac arrest at a leisure centre in Hayes. Met Police were called by the London Ambulance Service to reports of a man suffering from cardiac arrest at 8pm on Friday, November 30. PC Nikala Halse and PC Steve Gibson were first on the scene at Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre, on East Avenue. The Hayes-based officers quickly assessed the 50-year-old patient and started CPR. They also used a defibrillator to shock the man and restart his heart. After using the life-saving piece of equipment, and continuing CPR, the man regained consciousness. London Ambulance Service paramedics then took the patient to hospital. Hillingdon Police posted details of the dramatic story on its Facebook page on Tuesday, December 4, to show what could make the difference between life and death. The Facebook post pointed out that police were sometimes nearer than ambulance crews to people in trouble, so could be the quickest … [Read more...] about Hero Hayes police saved man’s life after cardiac arrest