My other half has just been called in to work at the hospital so it must be a serious incident. She seems to think some of them are in life threatening condition and obviously quite a few others with major injuries.
This is Staffordshire are saying that the coach has gone over a bridge, only place I could really see that happening is when the road goes past the Alton Bridge Hotel, but thats a straight bit of road
Yup exactly where I'm thinking Nick. There is a slight bend there and apparently the bus collided with a car. Seems to be looking worse than first thought now:
s many as 30 people have been injured after a bus crashed near the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire.
The bus collided with a car before coming off a bridge near Station Road, Alton.
Three people have been seriously hurt, one with head injuries, while seven others are trapped.
The ambulance service said there were several walking wounded. Two air ambulances have been sent to the scene and an investigation has begun.
Yeh but i'm guessing they say Air Ambulances have been sent to station road seeing as the front garden of the Alton Bridge Hotel, on Station Road, has a helipad
EDIT: Sky News say it was a double decker. Perhaps too much speed coming down the hill towards the village could be one reason?
Maybe they'll actually get a move on with the Eastern Access Road now. This wouldn't have happened if it had gone ahead. The large number of accidents was a prime reason for it and is enhanced even more so now, but they only care about making money.
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My girlfriend just told me ;
She lives in the village, and her nan just told her, they're opening Alton village hall as a sort of refuge because there is over seventy casualties.
There appear to be conflicting reports at the present time.
BBC News 24 just reported that so far there are no fatalities, but some have been taken to a trauma unit in Selly Oak, Birmingham. Some have gone to North Staffs and one to Nottingham.
I wish someone would confirm for sure what is happening. It seems even the news channels don't really know what's going on. It's kind of upsetting when it's happened right at the bottom of where I live, just round the corner, and this has really shocked me.
(this is my first post, :dance: but I've been reading ttf for ages)
