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| School bus pupils go to hospital | School bus pupils go to hospital |
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| Thirty-one Lincolnshire pupils were taken to hospital after suffering breathing problems on a school bus. | Thirty-one Lincolnshire pupils were taken to hospital after suffering breathing problems on a school bus. |
| They were treated for suspected carbon monoxide poisoining after being taken off the bus, police said. | |
| All the pupils, from Birkbeck School, in North Somercotes, near Louth, were later discharged from hospital. | All the pupils, from Birkbeck School, in North Somercotes, near Louth, were later discharged from hospital. |
| The coach operator, Stagecoach, said the incident could have been caused by water leaking onto an exhaust pipe, causing steam to pass into the vehicle. | The coach operator, Stagecoach, said the incident could have been caused by water leaking onto an exhaust pipe, causing steam to pass into the vehicle. |
| The pupils - aged between 12 and 16 - had arrived at school on Monday morning complaining of nausea and headaches. | The pupils - aged between 12 and 16 - had arrived at school on Monday morning complaining of nausea and headaches. |
| The vehicle that took the children to school has been withdrawn from service Denise Carr, Lincolnshire County Council | The vehicle that took the children to school has been withdrawn from service Denise Carr, Lincolnshire County Council |
| The school's head teacher Gary Loveridge said: "It appears that for a significant part of the journey the main body of the bus had obvious fumes in it, according to the children." | The school's head teacher Gary Loveridge said: "It appears that for a significant part of the journey the main body of the bus had obvious fumes in it, according to the children." |
| He added he initially phoned the Accident and Emergency Unit at Louth County Hospital and was advised to call the ambulance service. | He added he initially phoned the Accident and Emergency Unit at Louth County Hospital and was advised to call the ambulance service. |
| All the youngsters' parents had been informed, he said, and he expected the vast majority of the pupils involved to be back in school on Tuesday. | All the youngsters' parents had been informed, he said, and he expected the vast majority of the pupils involved to be back in school on Tuesday. |
| Eight of the affected youngsters were taken by ambulance to the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, with the rest travelling by coach. | Eight of the affected youngsters were taken by ambulance to the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, with the rest travelling by coach. |
| "The injuries that I've been made aware of were only minor so I should imagine it was shortness of breath, possibly watering of the eyes and some blockage of the nasal passages," said Phil Morris, from the East Midlands Ambulance Service. | "The injuries that I've been made aware of were only minor so I should imagine it was shortness of breath, possibly watering of the eyes and some blockage of the nasal passages," said Phil Morris, from the East Midlands Ambulance Service. |
| Police investigation | Police investigation |
| Police officers are working with the coach company to investigate the circumstances of the incident. | Police officers are working with the coach company to investigate the circumstances of the incident. |
| Lincolnshire County Council said it had been informed by Stagecoach that the vehicle concerned had now been traced. | Lincolnshire County Council said it had been informed by Stagecoach that the vehicle concerned had now been traced. |
| Denise Carr, head of transport services for the council, said: "The vehicle that took the children to school has been withdrawn from service. | Denise Carr, head of transport services for the council, said: "The vehicle that took the children to school has been withdrawn from service. |
| "A full and thorough investigation will take place into the incident." | "A full and thorough investigation will take place into the incident." |