Lord Alton slowly recovering from injuries after London bus crash

Lord Alton in his spinal brace

Source: davidalton.net, Metropolitan Police

Lord Alton of Liverpool was one of 17 people, including the driver, who were injured when a double decker bus crashed near Victoria Station two weeks ago. The 24 bus mounted the pavement and hit a barrier near a crowded bus stop at about 8.20am on Thursday 4 September. There were no fatalities. Lord Alton suffered a head injury and a broken spine.

In spite of his serious injuries Lord Alton has returned to work. In a message on his website today, he said a spinal brace was helping his broken back heal. He writes: "Two weeks today since the London bus crash. Overwhelmed by kindness and messages. Slowly healing, but the break in my back will take longer. Hope the other passengers and driver are also on the mend. TFL tell me an Inquiry into the cause of the accident is underway."

See the message here: www.davidalton.net/2025/09/18/two-weeks-since-the-london-bus-crash-spinal-brace-helping-the-healing-of-a-break-in-the-spine-with-thanks-for-messages-of-encouragement-and-the-hope-that-other-passengers-and-the-driver-are-also-on/

Praying for Lord Alton and everyone injured in the accident.