Thursday, December 10, 2020

School bus carrying 37 children crashes into brick wall

A school bus with 37 students on board has crashed through a wall in Newton Abbot, Devon this afternoon
The school bus crashed through the wall this afternoon (Picture: Backgrid)

A school bus carrying 37 children crashed through a brick wall this afternoon, with all on-board miraculously escaping unharmed.

The coach, which was carrying pupils from Coombeshead Academy, ploughed through a wall on Exeter Road, in Newtown Abbot, Devon, at around 3.25pm today. Images from the scene showed the vehicle left with a cracked windshield and battered sides.

None of the children were injured in the incident, and the driver was taken to hospital amid fears they had experienced a medical episode. They were later reported to be unharmed.

The school’s headteacher Robert Coles stated that there would be counselling support available to any children involved in the crash.

BGUK_2045519 - Newton Abbot, UNITED KINGDOM - School crash: Newton Abbot: Devon, U.K. A school bus has crashed through a wall in Newton Abbot this afternoon dramatic pictures from the scene show that the vehicle has gone through a substantial brick wall on the A382 Exeter Road. The bus was reportedly carrying 37 students, Head teacher Mr Robert Coles of Coombeshead Academy has confirmed that all 37 children on board were uninjured. In a letter sent to parents mr Cole???s stated the following. Dear Parents and Carers, ???As you will probably be aware, one of our buses crashed this afternoon after leaving the school. There were 37 students on the bus.
None of the children or the driver were injured (Picture: Backgrid)

In a note to parents, shared by Devon Live, he paid tribute to the emergency services, staff and ‘wonderful students’ who had helped during the collision.

He went on: ‘All the students are uninjured and have now been collected by parents and carers and will be safely home.

BGUK_2045519 - Newton Abbot, UNITED KINGDOM - School crash: Newton Abbot: Devon, U.K. A school bus has crashed through a wall in Newton Abbot this afternoon dramatic pictures from the scene show that the vehicle has gone through a substantial brick wall on the A382 Exeter Road. The bus was reportedly carrying 37 students, Head teacher Mr Robert Coles of Coombeshead Academy has confirmed that all 37 children on board were uninjured. In a letter sent to parents mr Cole???s stated the following. Dear Parents and Carers, ???As you will probably be aware, one of our buses crashed this afternoon after leaving the school. There were 37 students on the bus.
Paramedics, police and firefighters attended the scene (Picture: Backgrid)
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The bus crashed through this wall (Picture: Google)

‘All the 37 young people acted calmly and maturely despite how shocked they were by the incident. The police and paramedics were quickly at the scene and supported the staff on site with managing the situation and taking details.’

Mr Coles finished the letter by adding: ‘Thank you for your support this afternoon in responding to calls from your children. Your calmness and support in school was, as ever, much appreciated.’

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