| Re: Driver and teacher hurt in A36 school coach crash - 25 September 2025 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 19:15, 25th September 2025 |     |
The updated news article, from the BBC:
Driver arrested after school bus crash closes road
The driver of a school bus has been arrested after the vehicle left the road and crashed into a ditch.
Police said of those onboard, 29 secondary school students were uninjured and one of four teachers suffered a minor leg injury. The driver also sustained minor injuries.
The crash happened on the southbound carriageway of the A36 near the Ower roundabout and junction 2 of the M27 in Hampshire shortly after 05:10 BST.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the driver, from Hungerford in Berkshire, had since been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and driving whilst unfit through drink and/or drugs.
It added the 48-year-old remained in custody and urged any witnesses or people with dashcam footage of the incident to contact the force.
Following a lengthy closure, the road has now reopened after what police described as a "complex recovery" of the coach from the ditch.
The driver of a school bus has been arrested after the vehicle left the road and crashed into a ditch.
Police said of those onboard, 29 secondary school students were uninjured and one of four teachers suffered a minor leg injury. The driver also sustained minor injuries.
The crash happened on the southbound carriageway of the A36 near the Ower roundabout and junction 2 of the M27 in Hampshire shortly after 05:10 BST.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the driver, from Hungerford in Berkshire, had since been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and driving whilst unfit through drink and/or drugs.
It added the 48-year-old remained in custody and urged any witnesses or people with dashcam footage of the incident to contact the force.
Following a lengthy closure, the road has now reopened after what police described as a "complex recovery" of the coach from the ditch.
| Re: Driver and teacher hurt in A36 school coach crash - 25 September 2025 Posted by LiskeardRich at 18:17, 25th September 2025 | |
Driver has been arrested on suspicion for driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs
| Driver and teacher hurt in A36 school coach crash - 25 September 2025 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 13:19, 25th September 2025 | |
From the BBC:
A driver and a teacher have been injured when a school coach with 33 passengers onboard left a road and crashed into a ditch.
It happened on the southbound carriageway of the A36 near the Ower roundabout and junction 2 of the M27 in Hampshire shortly after 05:10 BST.
Police said of those onboard - 29 secondary school students were uninjured and one of four teachers suffered a minor leg injury. The driver also sustained minor injuries.
The force said the school was aware of the incident and all parents had been contacted. The road remains closed while the coach that had travelled from the Bristol area is recovered.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary added the coach was the only vehicle involved. Drivers are being urged to avoid the area if possible.
The southbound carriageway is expected to remain shut throughout Thursday morning.
