ɔnðɪ ˈiːvnɪŋ ʌv fˈoːɹtiːn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ɐ wˈʌn,fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd kˌeɪdʒˈiː sˈɛmaɪˈɑːɹmɚ pˈɪɹsɪŋ fɹˌæɡməntˈeɪʃən bˈɑːm fˈɛl ɔnðə ɹˈoʊd əbˌʌv ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈɛnd ʌvðə plˈætfɔːɹm tˈʌnəlz, kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ kɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌɪntʊ wˌɪtʃ ɐn ˌaʊɾəvsˈɜːvɪs bˈʌs ðˈɛn kɹˈæʃt.
On the evening of 14 October 1940, a 1,400 kg semi-armour piercing fragmentation bomb fell on the road above the northern end of the platform tunnels, creating a large crater into which an out-of-service bus then crashed.