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31 Children Injured In School Bus Crash Between Leven And Hornsea

Humberside Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after 31 schoolchildren were injured in a road traffic collision involving a double-decker bus and a tractor between Leven and Hornsea yesterday (Wednesday 22nd January).

Officers were called to reports of the road traffic collision on the A1035 Leas Lane near Seaton at around 3:30pm.

Emergency services attended, and a 15-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were taken to hospital to receive medical treatment to serious injuries.

Twenty-nine passengers between the ages of 11 and 16 years of age suffered minor injuries.

Road closures were put in place at the scene to allow emergency services to work safely, the road has now reopened.

“Investigations are ongoing, and officers are carrying out a number of lines of enquiries to establish the circumstances of the collision,” said a Humberside Police spokesperson.

“If anyone was in the area around the time of the incident, or if you have any information, CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage that may assist us with our enquiries, please contact us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 287 of 22 January.

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