Transport for London says it is "unacceptable" for anyone to be killed or seriously injured by buses as "decisive action" is demanded to improve safety.

Figures from TfL reveal a total of 6,725 people were killed or injured by London buses in a year, with Lewisham the third most dangerous borough for incidents involving buses.

In Lewisham, 37 people were taken to hospital after being seriously injured and 70 went to A&E with minor injuries.

More than 300 passengers were also treated for an injury on-scene in Lewisham.

The figures, which were complied by the GMB union's London region, are from July 2017 until June 2018.

Bexley was lower on the list for those injured, but it was the only borough in south-east London to record a death.

In total, eight deaths were recorded.

Nobody died in Bromley, although 30 people ended up seriously injured before being taken to hospital.

The number of people badly hurt in Greenwich was lower still, with 15 people seriously injured and 35 going to hospital with minor injuries.

Warren Kenny, GMB regional secretary, said: "We know that Sadiq Khan considers that the statistics on the numbers killed and injured are chilling.

"So what is needed is decisive action from the top to change the culture at Transport for London to make the safe operation of buses by the outsourced private for-profit operators the top priority.”

A spokesman for the Mayor of London said: "Every single death or serious injury on our roads is unacceptable, and that’s why London is using world-leading technology to make buses safer for everyone on our roads.

"We’ve set ambitious targets to improve road safety to achieve our Vision Zero target of no deaths in or by a bus by 2030 or sooner."

TfL said it was taking "every action possible" to reduce the number of people killed and injured.

It added that better driver training and increased emphasis on safety will help reduce the numbers.

Claire Mann, TfL’s director of bus operations, said: "We are taking every action possible to reduce the unacceptably high number of people killed or seriously injured on our streets.

"For buses, this includes introducing better driver training and a range of improvements to the vehicles themselves."

It aims to eliminate people being seriously injured from crashes by 2041.