Five people taken to hospital after college bus crashes into Hampshire river | Hampshire
Five people were taken to the hospital after a two -storey bus carrying sixth -shaped university students hit a river in Hampshire and two were seriously injured.
After resting at the scene, approximately 14 people were treated at the scene.
Police said that two out of five people did not have serious but life -threatening injuries and that the driver was among those who were taken to hospital.
The members of the public helped emergency workers to save students from Barton Peveril Sixth Form College in Eastleight, Hampshire.
The front windows of the bus were shredded and the windscreen wipers were hanging from the vehicle. While the driver was filled with mud, the water reached half of the wheel belts.
Passengers were emptied through the side windows and emergency workers cut the railings to let them return.
James West, who lived close to the accident scene, said, “It sounded like a bomb, that’s the best explanation. The bits of the bus ended in our garden.
“I think he [the driver] To be honest, he was a little hero because the car could take off the houses. He could have removed pedestrians.
“We could hear too much troubled people on the bus. My wife landed behind the garden and helped people come out.”
Insp Andy Tester of Hampshire Police praised the courage of helping. “There was a lot of courage that was shown by many people who were the first on stage, who were not trained in water and were not equipped,” he said.
“We believe that everyone who is every passenger on the bus is a student who goes to Barton Peveril College. Families were informed.”
“There is no indication of why the bus is departing from the road right now. We have to do a comprehensive examination of the scene, and then there is a complex recovery of leaving the river on the bus.”
At least five ambulances were sent to the road where the incident took place and the air ambulances were mixed.
South Central Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We have sent multiple units, including five ambulances, two helicopters and specialist intervention units.”
The college spokesman said: “We are aware of an incident that includes the college 607 bus. University staff works close to the police to ensure the safety and prosperity of all students.
“We want people not to participate in the real stage. An event center was established for the relevant parents.”
Bluestar Bus General Manager Richard Tyldsley said: “The reports show that the bus left the highway and came to rest in a shallow river.” He said the bus driver was injured.
“I think they were all out. He said he was sitting with a blanket and a monitor on his finger. He didn’t really know what he was. He didn’t really know what he was. He was very fast.
