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| Totnes bus crash: Passengers rescued after double-decker overturns | Totnes bus crash: Passengers rescued after double-decker overturns |
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| A double-decker bus has overturned, leaving a number of people injured. | |
| The Stagecoach South West bus crashed on the A385 between Totnes and Paignton in Devon at about 11:00 BST. | |
| Police said one person had been seriously hurt and more than a dozen suffered minor injuries. | |
| All the passengers have now been freed by the emergency services, who declared it a major incident. Police have closed the road in both directions and asked people to avoid the area. | |
| A witness to the crash said people were asked to climb over the hedge on ladders if they could in order to be removed from the scene. | |
| "It's like nothing you've ever seen up here, there's emergency vehicles everywhere," she added. | |
| A spokesman for Stagecoach South West said the company was helping emergency services and its thoughts were with the victims of the crash. | |
| "Safety is our absolute priority and we will be assisting the investigation into the circumstances involved in the incident," he added. | |
| The air ambulance was sent to the crash, alongside several traditional ambulances and patient transport vehicles. | The air ambulance was sent to the crash, alongside several traditional ambulances and patient transport vehicles. |
| The road is expected to be closed for "considerable time", according to police. | The road is expected to be closed for "considerable time", according to police. |