Transcript of London bombing 999 call

Last updated at 10:22 03 November 2005


Here is the transcript of a 999 call made to police on July 7.

The London Assembly listened to the tape as it began its inquiry into how emergency services dealt with the bombings.

They heard:

Police: "Police emergency."

Caller: "Hi, um, there's a bus just exploded outside in Tavistock Square - just outside my window."

Police: "Tavistock Square?"

Caller: "Yeah, in London. There's people lying on the ground and everything."

Police: "Right, and it was an explosion on the bus, was it?"

Caller: "Yeah, there's people lying in the road, there's a London bus, it's a 30, I think? There's people trying to get out. I think there's ambulances on the way, but there's people dead and everything by the looks of it."

Police: "OK... right, the explosion happened a few minutes ago, eh?"

Caller: "Er, about two minutes ago..."

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