Three children injured in school bus crash into railway bridge

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 10:44 · Archive

Three children were taken to hospital after a school bus crashed into a railway bridge in Newport, Wales on Tuesday morning.

A school bus collided with a railway bridge on Tregare Street, Newport, at about 07:45 on Tuesday morning. Three children were taken to hospital for treatment, though their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Gwent Police, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the Welsh Ambulance Service attended the scene.

The bus was a service for Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed, a Welsh-medium secondary school on Duffryn Way, Newport. The road remained closed with diversions in place.

Transport for Wales said delays to train services were expected to last until about 11:00, with some services cancelled in both directions between Newport and Hereford. Newport council said it was working closely with emergency service colleagues and its priority was ensuring the well-being of those involved in the collision.

How it is being reported

• School bus crashes into bridge in Newport as three children rushed to hospitalA school bus crashed into a bridge in Newport, Wales this morning - Gwent Police said three children have been taken to hospital for treatment of their injuriesThe Mirror · 20 Oct, 12:09
• Three children hospitalised as double-decker bus has its roof torn off after crashing into railway bridgeThe bus is understood to have been travelling to a Welsh-speaking high school in Newport when it smashed into the bridge at around 7.45am.Daily Mail · 20 Oct, 10:45
• Three children rushed to hospital as school bus crashes into railway bridge in WalesThree children have been rushed to hospital after a bus collided with a railway bridge in Wales. Gwent Police said officers were alerted to the crash in Tregare Street, Newport, at around 7.45am this morning. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the Welsh Ambulance Service attended the scene, with the road remaining closed while diversions are in place. The pupils’ injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, but they have been taken to hospital for treatment. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Transport for Wales warned of rail service disruptions until around 11am, with some trains…GB News · 20 Oct, 10:31
• Three children injured after school bus crashes into railway bridgeGwent Police received a report of a school bus crash on Tregare Street, Newport, on Tuesday morning.BBC News · 20 Oct, 09:59

In this story: Gwent Police · Newport · South Wales Fire and Rescue Service · Welsh Ambulance Service · Transport for Wales · Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed · Newport council

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