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Totnes bus crash: Passengers rescued after double-decker overturns – BBC News, BBC News

Totnes bus crash: Passengers rescued after double-decker overturns – BBC News, BBC News


        

                                 Bus overturnedImage copyright                 Olly Tayler                                                      
Image caption                                    Emergency services have declared a major incident                             

A double-decker bus has overturned, leaving a number of people injured.

The Stagecoach South West bus crashed on the A 385 traveling between Totnes and Paignton in Devon at about 11: 00 BST.

Police said one person was seriously hurt and more than a dozen suffered minor injuries.

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.

                                                                                                      Image copyright                 Catherine Serjeant                                                      
Image caption                                    Emergency services cut passengers out of the overturned bus                             

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.

A witness said: “It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen up here, there’s emergency vehicles everywhere.”

                                                                                                                          
Image caption                                    The bus overturned and ended up in a field by the side of the road                             

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.

                                                                                                      Image copyright                 Gerald Taylor                                                      
Image caption                                    The road will remain closed for several hours while emergency services investigate the crash                             

Several ambulances were sent to the scene, as well as the air ambulance.             

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