the bus apart, destroying its front. 7 July 2005: An explosion occurred as part of a coordinated attack on London on a route 30 Hackney Wick to Marble Arch double-decker bus, operated by Stagecoach London, in Tavistock Square. The force ripped the roof off the top deck and destroyed the back of the bus, killing thirteen passengers and the suicide bomber. 21 July 2005: A suicide bomber attempted to explode a bomb as part of a second coordinated attack on London on a route 26 Waterloo station to Hackney Wick double-decker bus, operated by Stagecoach Group, in Bethnal Green. The device failed to detonate properly and there were no injuries. 20 December 2013: 30 people were injured, and two critically, after a double-decker on route 59 crashed into a tree while swerving to avoid hitting a car in Kennington. 4 June 2014: 10 people on a night route N38 bus in Clapton were injured after the bus was smashed into by a passenger car racing at speeds of around 100 mph. The driver of the car lost his life and his front-seat passenger was critically injured. 18 July 2015: The roof of a double-decker on route 197 in Norwood was ripped off under a bridge, with seven people injured. 15 May 2016: 17 people including four children were wounded when a double-decker bus operating on route 18 crashed into a shop in the town centre of Harlesden. 31 October 2019: A major road accident involving the route R11, route 358 and a car in Orpington, with one of the bus drivers losing his life and 15 others wounded. 25 January 2022: 19 people were injured after a double-decker bus operating on route 212 crashed into a shop in Highams Park. Media A revamped London bus has been used to promote the work of British artist Sir Peter Blake. An anthropomorphic Routemaster named Topper Deckington III is a fictional character in the Pixar movie Cars 2. Facts and figures Note that these figures only take Transport for London services into consideration, and exclude school and other bus services. , the London bus fleet total of 8,795 buses includes 3,854 hybrid buses, 785 battery electric buses, and 22 hydrogen fuel cell buses. Route 18, running between Sudbury and Euston bus station is the busiest bus route. The service carried over 16.6 million passengers in 2018/19. The next busiest routes (over 10 million)