Passengers hurt in double decker bus crash in Lake District
Last updated at 11:42, Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Injured passengers were trapped on-board a double decker bus for more than an hour after a crash near a Cumbrian beauty spot.
Four people were hurt in the accident on the A592 at Aira Force, which left the bus door wedged shut against a grass verge yesterday afternoon.
Three passengers were on-board at the time, all of whom needed hospital treatment. None of their injuries were believed to be serious.
Police say the Stagecoach 108 bus from Patterdale to Penrith had been in a collision with a green Land Rover Defender towing a trailer. The driver, a 61-year-old local man, was taken to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary with minor injuries.
The road was blocked, causing 45-minute delays on the busy school route after the accident, which happened just after at 2.20.
It remained closed between Pooley Bridge and Glenridding until 6pm, when debris had been cleared.
Stagecoach North West has launched an investigation into the collision.
(picture from News & Star)
20918 and 22600 on Seaton (22600 sounding verrrry rough!)
"hmmm, i'm bored, what should i allocate stupidly today. oh, i know, i'll put a 30 and 31 bus on 47, and put a B10M on 30 and 31 to make old people complain when they have to climb onto the bus to go to hospital!"