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Gloucestershire: School bus catches fire on B4215 in Highleadon | Gloucestershire: School bus catches fire on B4215 in Highleadon |
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The bus had been taking children home from school when it caught fire | The bus had been taking children home from school when it caught fire |
The bus had been taking children home from school when it caught fire | The bus had been taking children home from school when it caught fire |
Children have been led to safety after the school bus taking them home caught fire. | Children have been led to safety after the school bus taking them home caught fire. |
The coach was transporting pupils on the B4215 in Highleadon, Gloucestershire, when a fire broke out shortly before 16:00 GMT. | The coach was transporting pupils on the B4215 in Highleadon, Gloucestershire, when a fire broke out shortly before 16:00 GMT. |
All of the pupils and the vehicle's driver were able to get off the bus unharmed. | All of the pupils and the vehicle's driver were able to get off the bus unharmed. |
Fire crews from Gloucester and Cheltenham were called to put out the flames. | Fire crews from Gloucester and Cheltenham were called to put out the flames. |
A Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We received the first call at 15:49 this afternoon, to say a bus had caught fire. | A Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We received the first call at 15:49 this afternoon, to say a bus had caught fire. |
"Two fire engines - one from Gloucester and one from Cheltenham - attended, and traffic was diverted by police while crews put out the fire. | "Two fire engines - one from Gloucester and one from Cheltenham - attended, and traffic was diverted by police while crews put out the fire. |
"No one was injured and the road has since reopened." | "No one was injured and the road has since reopened." |
The bus was badly damaged but no one was injured | The bus was badly damaged but no one was injured |
The bus was badly damaged but no one was injured | The bus was badly damaged but no one was injured |
The school which the children attend has not yet been confirmed and the cause of the fire is unknown. | The school which the children attend has not yet been confirmed and the cause of the fire is unknown. |
A replacement bus was called out to take the pupils home. | A replacement bus was called out to take the pupils home. |
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Bus travel | Bus travel |
Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire |