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More than 30 injured in bus crash |
Thirty hurt as bus and car crash |
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As many as 30 people have been injured after a bus crashed near the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire. | More than 30 people have been injured after a bus crashed near the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire. |
The bus collided with a car before coming off a bridge near Station Road, Alton. | The bus collided with a car before falling about 45ft off a bridge over the River Churnet, near Farley Lane, Alton, just before 1800 BST. |
Three people have been seriously hurt, one with head injuries, while seven others are trapped. | Three people were seriously hurt, one with head injuries, while seven others are trapped inside the coach, which is on its roof. |
The ambulance service said there were several walking wounded. Two air ambulances have been sent to the scene and an investigation has begun. | It is believed the passengers were not from the UK. |
| The ambulance service said there were several walking wounded. |
| Two air ambulances, 10 land ambulances, five rapid response vehicles and five fire engines have been sent to the scene. |
| The staff canteen at the nearby Alton Towers theme park has been set aside as an emergency centre. |
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| Did you witness the crash? Send us your eye witness accounts using the form below. | Did you witness the crash? Send us your eye witness accounts using the form below. |
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