Major incident declared after school bus with dozens of passengers crashes

Lucia BotfieldPublished Oct 7, 2024, 5:11pm|Updated Oct 7, 2024, 5:12pm

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said it is dealing with a “major incident” involving a autobus with up to 70 passengers successful County Down.

In a social media post, the ambulance work said: “NIAS is presently dealing with a large incidental astatine Carrowdore involving a autobus with up to 70 passengers.

‘NIAS has dispatched aggregate resources to the scene.

‘Please lone telephone 999 if your concern is life-threatening portion we woody with this incident.’

A specializer rescue squad is astatine the country of a superior autobus clang successful County Down.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘Five occurrence appliances and the specializer rescue squad are presently astatine the country of a roadworthy postulation collision involving an overturned autobus connected the Ballyblack Road East, Newtownards.’

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