Three children seriously injured as bus hits bridge in Winchester, England
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Three children were taken to hospital after a Stagecoach South bus crashed into a tunnel in Winchester, Hampshire, England at about 8:10 am this morning.
A Hampshire Police spokesman said "We were called at 8.10am today, 10 September, to reports of a serious collision on Wellhouse Lane, Winchester, after a school bus collided with a railway bridge causing significant damage to the top of the bus. [...] 13 students with minor injuries have been dealt with at the scene. [...] We are working in cooperation with the school and Hampshire County Council children's services to provide support to the students and their parents."
Fourteen-year-old Zoe, on the top deck of the bus when the incident occurred, said the roof fell in and "everyone started screaming", and "[i]t felt like 'am I going to live or am I going to die?' ".
Fifteen-year-old Robert, on the lower deck, said "I thought we'd hit the side of the tunnel, then I saw the top of the bus falling down".
A spokesperson for Stagecoach South said their thoughts were with the children and their families, and they were carrying out an internal investigation.
Sources
- "Winchester school bus bridge crash leaves children injured" — BBC News, September 10, 2020
- Press Association. "Children injured as school bus crashes into railway bridge in Hampshire" — The Hampshire Chronicle, September 10, 2020
- Russell Hope. "Winchester bus crash: Double-decker's roof torn off after hitting bridge, leaving children 'seriously' injured" — Sky News, September 10, 2020