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Local politicians nonstop their regards to families and exigency services
Public urged to debar overwhelming the section hospital
The South Eastern Health Trust said unit successful the adjacent Ulster Hospital were treating a "number of patients" progressive successful the autobus crash.
'We would inquire immoderate diligent not requiring exigency attraction to delight usage alternate services,' a connection added.
School autobus carrying 43 children that crashed successful 'serious roadworthy collision' successful Carrowdore had 'two pupils trapped onboard' arsenic 4 are rushed to hospital
A schoolhouse autobus which was carrying 43 children crashed successful a 'serious roadworthy postulation collision', with 4 radical rushed to infirmary and 2 children initially trapped inside.
Police and ambulance services attended the country which was described arsenic being 'like a battlefield' connected the Ballyblack Road East successful County Down, Northern Ireland.
The autobus overturned and ended up sideways successful a tract beside the agrarian roadworthy adjacent Carrowdore and Strangford, a colony 30 miles from Belfast.
The wrecked bluish autobus was pictured toppled connected its broadside successful a field, cordoned disconnected and surrounded by constabulary aft it careened disconnected the roadworthy with children 'screaming' successful fear.
Shocking images from the country amusement the shattered windscreen and schoolchildren lasting adjacent to it, clutching their bags, aft a antheral with a 'hammer' smashed the windows truthful they could ascent retired oregon beryllium pulled to safety.
One kid was reportedly stuck erstwhile their limb became caught and different erstwhile their limb was trapped. All of the children person present been removed.
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The autobus institution was Ulsterbus, a spokesperson confirms
A Translink spokesperson said: 'We tin corroborate an Ulsterbus work carrying schoolhouse pupils from Strangford College to Bangor has been progressive successful an incidental successful Ballyblack Road adjacent Newtownards astatine conscionable aft 4pm this afternoon.
'PSNI and exigency services person been called to the scene.'
Strangford College tells parents not to spell to the country of the crash
Clare Foster, main astatine Strangford College, told parents to enactment distant from the country and alternatively spell to the school.
The connection reads: 'We are presently dealing with an incidental involving 1 of our schoolhouse buses. Two different buses person been delayed owed to this incidental but volition beryllium leaving soon.
'Please tin I inquire that parents bash not travel to the country arsenic this is causing obstruction with the exigency services. An incidental table has been acceptable up astatine the schoolhouse and I would inquire that immoderate acrophobic parents be the incidental table astatine the College alternatively than astatine the scene. An update volition travel arsenic soon arsenic possible.
'The Newtownards and Comber buses are leaving present and pursuing their mean route. Any pupil near volition beryllium transported backmost to school.'
The autobus deed a 'pole oregon a station earlier shuddering' and falling
Witnesses told BelfastLive that 'children tin beryllium seen helping propulsion [other] children' retired of the bus.
It is unclear what caused the crash, but it is thought the autobus was headed to Newtownards. No different vehicles are thought to beryllium involved.
The bulk of those onboard are from Strangford College.
One witnesser said the autobus deed a 'pole oregon a station earlier shuddering' and falling into a ditch and different described the country arsenic 'like a battlefield'.
Watch: Footage from the country of the crash
Children were rescued erstwhile the windows were smashed with a 'hammer'
Pictured amusement the wrecked bluish autobus toppled connected its broadside successful a field, cordoned disconnected and surrounded by police.
Shocking images from the country amusement the shattered windscreen and schoolchildren lasting adjacent to it, clutching their bags.
One kid was reportedly trapped connected the autobus aft their limb became stuck and different erstwhile their limb was trapped. All of the children person present been removed.
Dylan 12, a twelvemonth 8 pupil astatine Strangford Integrated College, said: 'There was this feline came down with a hammer and the windows were each being smashed truthful we could get out.
'I was crawling nether worldly similar railings and schoolhouse bags and stuff. It was connected its broadside successful the field.'
School autobus carrying 43 children crashed successful a 'serious roadworthy postulation collision'
A schoolhouse autobus which was carrying 43 children has crashed successful a 'serious roadworthy postulation collision'.
Four radical are being rushed to infirmary and 2 children were reportedly stuck successful the vehicle.
Police and ambulance services attended the country connected the Ballyblack Road East successful County Down, Northern Ireland.
The autobus - carrying 43 children and the operator - overturned and ended up sideways successful a tract beside the agrarian roadworthy adjacent Carrowdore and Strangford, a colony 30 miles from Belfast.
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