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South Mimms double decker bus crash injures 35 people | |
(35 minutes later) | |
About 35 people have been injured in a collision involving a double decker bus and a car in Hertfordshire. | |
The accident happened at about 08:25 BST on the A1081 St Albans Road between South Mimms and Barnet. | |
The East of England Ambulance Service said no-one was thought to be critically injured. | The East of England Ambulance Service said no-one was thought to be critically injured. |
A 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, a Hertfordshire Police spokesman said. | |
Bus overturned | |
Six ambulances are at the scene together with an air ambulance, a hazardous area response unit, the fire service and police. | Six ambulances are at the scene together with an air ambulance, a hazardous area response unit, the fire service and police. |
The bus overturned, injuring a number of people on board, police said. | |
The driver of a white Vauxhall Corsa, a 40-year-old woman, was also injured. | |
Five people have been taken to hospital. A number of other people are expected to need hospital treatment for minor injuries, an ambulance service spokesman said. | |
The A1081 St Albans Road has been closed and traffic is slow in both directions between Trotters Bottom and junction 23 for the M25. |