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Several people have been injured after a bus overturned and two cars crashed in Dorset. | Several people have been injured after an open top bus overturned and two cars crashed in Dorset. |
| All the passengers on the top deck of the bus "were thrown" and people have been reported trapped on the lower floor, police said. | All the passengers on the top deck of the bus "were thrown" and people have been reported trapped on the lower floor, police said. |
| The crash involved a Wilts and Dorset bus on Ferry Road, on the Studland side of Poole Harbour. | The crash involved a Wilts and Dorset bus on Ferry Road, on the Studland side of Poole Harbour. |
The Sandbanks chain ferry is closed to allow emergency services to use the service to access the injured. | The Sandbanks chain ferry is closed and reserved for emergency services to gain access to the injured. |
| Dorset Police said there were "several casualties" with "possible serious injuries". |
| An air ambulance and fire crews are attending the scene, which is about a quarter-of-a-mile (0.4km) from the ferry. | An air ambulance and fire crews are attending the scene, which is about a quarter-of-a-mile (0.4km) from the ferry. |
| Police said the crash happened at about 1015 BST. | Police said the crash happened at about 1015 BST. |
| They said a member of the public at the scene told them a vehicle had gone into a hedge near the bus. | They said a member of the public at the scene told them a vehicle had gone into a hedge near the bus. |
| Other eyewitness reports said a Porche had crashed into the bus. | Other eyewitness reports said a Porche had crashed into the bus. |
| The B3351 is closed between Corfe Castle and Studland, the Swange to Studland Road is closed at Ulwell and Ferry Road is closed. | The B3351 is closed between Corfe Castle and Studland, the Swange to Studland Road is closed at Ulwell and Ferry Road is closed. |
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