Brighton and Hove Buses to review 3X route after shop crash

A bus collided with a taxi and a shopfront on Trafalgar Street in Brighton yesterday (July 1).

The bus was on the 3X route, operated by Brighton and Hove Buses, when it crashed into Fossick Wares, after colliding with an oncoming taxi just before midday.

The 3X bus collided with Fossick Wares on Trafalgar Street (Image: NQ)

Trafalgar Street was temporarily closed while emergency services attended to the incident, and the bus was eventually driven away after passengers had been safely removed.

Eyewitnesses at the scene told The Argus that another bus on the 3X route - which was introduced in August 2025 - had crashed into the same shop previously.

One described it as a "disaster waiting to happen", while another said she sees near accidents in that exact spot on a daily basis.

Jess Child called the 3X bus route on Trafalgar Street a 'disaster waiting to happen' (Image: The Argus)

Jess Child watched the incident unfold yesterday.

“It’s the second time a bus has gone into that shop,” Jess said. “It’s the new 3X bus route.

"This is such a narrow road, it’s ridiculous to get a bus up here.

“With traffic coming both ways, it’s a disaster waiting to happen. And it’s now happened to that shop twice.

“Buses and cars coming round this corner - there’s not enough space for a bus to turn and a car to get round.”

Bus drivers are told to be extra cautious on the corner of Trafalgar Street and Whitecross Street (Image: The Argus)

Alicia Masse works in Milk & Bread, a café next to where the collision occurred.

“It’s the second time it’s happened to that shop,” Alicia said. “Working in this café, I see near accidents every day.

"Every single day.”

In response to yesterday's incident, a spokesperson for Brighton and Hove Buses said the company will review that particular section of the 3X route.

Nick Hill, commercial director of Brighton and Hove Buses, said: "We are aware of an incident that took place earlier today on Whitecross Street into Trafalgar Street.

"Our response team arrived in minutes and there were no injuries.

"We will undertake a further review of this section of the route and drivers are reminded to be extra careful on this corner."