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| Many hurt as open bus overturns | Many hurt as open bus overturns |
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| Twenty-five people, including children, have been injured after an open-top bus overturned and two cars crashed in Dorset. | |
| Passengers were thrown from the top deck of the bus and people were trapped on the lower floor, police said. | Passengers were thrown from the top deck of the bus and people were 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. |
| Eight of the passengers were airlifted to hospital in Dorchester and four were taken to Poole General Hospital. | Eight of the passengers were airlifted to hospital in Dorchester and four were taken to Poole General Hospital. |
| Steve Smith, of South Western Ambulance Service, said most casualties had suffered shoulder and leg injuries and no-one was in a life-threatening condition. | Steve Smith, of South Western Ambulance Service, said most casualties had suffered shoulder and leg injuries and no-one was in a life-threatening condition. |
| Vehicle in hedge | Vehicle in hedge |
| The Sandbanks chain ferry remains closed and is reserved for emergency services. | The Sandbanks chain ferry remains closed and is reserved for emergency services. |
| An air ambulance, Portland Coastguard's rescue helicopter and fire crews are attending the scene, which is about a quarter-of-a-mile (0.4km) from the chain 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 Porsche had crashed into the bus. | Other eyewitness reports said a Porsche had crashed into the bus. |
| The B3351 is closed between Corfe Castle and Studland, the Swanage to Studland Road is closed at Ulwell and Ferry Road is closed. | The B3351 is closed between Corfe Castle and Studland, the Swanage to Studland Road is closed at Ulwell and Ferry Road is closed. |
| Are you in the area? Did you witness the crash? | Are you in the area? Did you witness the crash? |
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