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A group of schoolchildren have been involved in a bus crash on Teesside. At least four schoolchildren have been injured in a bus crash on Teesside.
The accident, which involved a bus with 30 children on board, a minibus and a car, happened outside English Martyrs School on Catcote Road in Hartlepool.The accident, which involved a bus with 30 children on board, a minibus and a car, happened outside English Martyrs School on Catcote Road in Hartlepool.
Cleveland Police said there were no fatalities but they have declared it a "major incident".Cleveland Police said there were no fatalities but they have declared it a "major incident".
There are believed to be a number of casualties who have been taken to hospital and the air ambulance also attended the scene. There have a number of casualties, with four children taken to hospital by air ambulance. The most seriously hurt is an eight-year-old with head injuries.
Roads in the area have been closed and parents are advised to make their way to nearby Catcote School. She was taken to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
The North East Air Ambulance also took two other children to the same hospital and a third person, suffering leg injuries, was airlifted to the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton.
Roads in the area have been closed and parents are being advised to make their way to nearby Catcote School.