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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.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. The Stagecoach South West bus crashed on the A385 travelling 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. Police said one person was 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. All passengers have now been freed from the bus and cleared from the area by the emergency services, who declared a major incident and closed the road.
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 will stay shut in both directions for several hours for "investigation and recovery", said Gerald Taylor, the area manager for Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.
"It's like nothing you've ever seen up here, there's emergency vehicles everywhere," she added. A witness said: "It's like nothing you've ever seen up here, there's emergency vehicles everywhere."
A spokesman for Stagecoach South West said the company was helping emergency services and its thoughts were with the victims of the crash.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."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. Several ambulances were sent to the scene, as well as the air ambulance.
The road is expected to be closed for "considerable time", according to police.