Van driver dies after crash with bus in central Croydon

By Andrew Worden

newsdesk@croydonadvertiser.co.uk

A van driver who was involved in a crash with a Croydon bus has died, five days after the accident.

Russell Bishop's VW Caddy van collided with a 407 bus in Wellesley Road, at the junction with Park Street, at 9.30am on Sunday February 28.

But police have revealed today (Wednesday) that the 38-year-old subsequently died last Friday (March 5).

They are now appealing for witnesses to the crash to come forward.

A police spokesman said: "The route 407 bus was travelling south in Wellesley Road, and was turning right into Park Street, when a VW Caddy van travelling north in Park Lane (which merges into Wellesley Road) was in collision with it.

"The van driver - Russell Bishop, of Mitcham, was taken by the ambulance service to Mayday Hospital, with head and chest injuries."

He is thought to have been discharged later that day but on March 3 he felt unwell and was re-admitted to Mayday Hospital, and died two days later.

A post-mortem yesterday at Croydon mortuary gave cause of death as multiple organ failure due to blunt force traumas to the chest.

Any witnesses - particularly any passengers on the bus - are asked to contact DS Paul Sanders on 020 8285 1574.

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