Children taken to hospital after bus roof ripped off in Essex crash

Two children have been taken to hospital after a bus had its roof ripped off during a crash with a car in Essex.

It happened at about 8.15am in Clatterbury Lane in Clavering – a village between Bishop’s Stortford and Saffron Walden.

The ambulance service said three children were assessed at the scene and two taken to Addenbrookes hospital.

It said they are believed to only have minor injuries.

An air ambulance and fire crews were among the emergency vehicles called to the scene.

On arrival, crews reported finding a car and bus had been in a collision, said Essex County Fire and Rescue Service.

“The bus had also collided with a tree branch causing extensive damage to the roof,” it said.

“Nobody was trapped in either vehicle and firefighters worked alongside partners to make the scene safe by 9am.”

Joyce Frankland Academy, based in Saffron Walden, said that the crash involved the number 446 Stephenson’s school bus and would have been “traumatic” for pupils.

It said some students were having cuts and grazes looked at, but that no serious injuries had been reported so far.

A statement added: “Parents of the students involved are being contacted directly and the school has made arrangements to collect the students and offer a space inside the school for anyone who is in shock or upset by the events.”