A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal crash involving two buses in south-east London. 

One person has died, and 15 others left injured, following the incident in Sevenoaks Road, Orpington, which took place shortly after 10.10pm. 

The man, the driver of a car involved in a collision with two single decker buses, is currently in police custody.

No further details have been released about the person who died, and officers at the Metropolitan Police have confirmed they are making enquiries to locate their family. 

Officers from London Fire Brigade (LFB) and London Ambulance Service (LAS) attended the scene on Thursday night, with paramedics treating 15 casualties. 

There is not yet any further information on the severity of their injuries.  

An LAS spokesman said it had “dispatched a number of resources to the scene”, including ten ambulance crews.

He added: “We treated 15 patients and took them to hospital.

“Despite the best efforts of our medics, a person sadly died at the scene.”

LFB assistant commissioner Graham Ellis said: “Firefighters rescued several casualties from the buses and immediately undertook first aid.”