One person has been killed and more than 50 were injured as a bus rolled down an embankment and overturned in Staffordshire, emergency services say.
One man has died and more than 60 are injured after a bus rolled down an embankment and overturned in Staffordshire, emergency services say.
The double decker collided with a car, and ended up in the garden of a house in Alton, near Alton Towers theme park just before 1800 BST.
The double decker collided with a car, and ended up in the garden of a house in Alton, near Alton Towers theme park, just before 1800 BST.
Three people were seriously hurt, one with head injuries. Fifteen other patients have been taken to hospital.
Three people were seriously hurt, one with head injuries. Fifteen other patients have been taken to hospital.
The passengers are thought to have been on a day trip to the theme park.
The passengers are thought to have been on a day trip to the theme park.
The ambulance service said there were 44 walking wounded.
The ambulance service said there were 44 walking wounded.
BBC reporter Liz Copper reports from the scene
Two air ambulances, 10 land ambulances, five rapid response vehicles and five fire engines have been sent to the scene.
Two air ambulances, 10 land ambulances, five rapid response vehicles and five fire engines have been sent to the scene.
Bradley Ford, who lives at the nearby Alton Bridge Hotel, told BBC News he had helped with casualties.
Bradley Ford, who lives at the nearby Alton Bridge Hotel, told BBC News he had helped with casualties.
He said: "I heard this massive crash, rumble, of either crunching metal or what sounded to me initially as a thunderstorm as it was heavily raining before.
He said: "I heard this massive crash, rumble, of either crunching metal or what sounded to me initially as a thunderstorm as it was heavily raining before.
"Then after that we heard shouts and screams so we obviously put it down to a crash.
"Then after that we heard shouts and screams so we obviously put it down to a crash.
"When I got to the scene there was a bus overturned, it looked like it had ploughed into a car and then down a neighbour's driveway into the garden.It is believed the bus was carrying foreign workers
"When I got to the scene there was a bus overturned, it looked like it had ploughed into a car and then down a neighbour's driveway into the garden.
"There were people climbing out of the fire exits on the bus. There were many walking wounded, all being seen to by the ambulance staff."
"It must have dropped about 20ft. It was on a slope, it's diagonal, not head-first."
The collision happened on the road between Alton and the theme park, which is about one mile away.
He added: "There were people climbing out of the fire exits on the bus. There were many walking wounded, all being seen to by the ambulance staff."
The collision happened on Station Road, between Alton and the theme park, which is about one mile away.
Martin Bredda, who lives close to the scene of the crash, described it as "an accident waiting to happen".
"It's a narrow country road. It's mayhem, absolute mayhem. We had a torrential downpour of rain just before it happened.
"I was in the local pub when someone came in screaming for blankets and sheets.
"We all went to help but the area had been cordoned off by police."
The staff canteen at the theme park has been set aside to provide shelter and refreshments.
The staff canteen at the theme park has been set aside to provide shelter and refreshments.
The bus is not connected to Alton Towers, a spokesman said.
They park sent a minibus to the scene to collect anyone who had been released by the ambulance crews, a spokeswoman said.
The bus is not connected to Alton Towers, she added.
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