{"id":17108,"date":"2024-11-15T02:11:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T02:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/six-children-rescued-after-bus-crashes-into-ditch-in-wisbech\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T02:11:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T02:11:39","slug":"six-children-rescued-after-bus-crashes-into-ditch-in-wisbech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/six-children-rescued-after-bus-crashes-into-ditch-in-wisbech\/","title":{"rendered":"Six children rescued after bus crashes into ditch in Wisbech"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The bus went into the ditch near Wisbech in the Cambridgeshire Fens<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Six children have been rescued after a bus they were travelling in crashed into a water-filled ditch. <\/p>\n

Emergency crews were called to Leverington Common near Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire, at about 17:15 GMT on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The school children were evacuated from the vehicle and were not thought to be injured, police said. The driver of the bus was taken to hospital as a precaution, they added.<\/p>\n

Eyewitness Laurence Manning said he helped the children off the bus after he heard them screaming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We pulled each school kid out one by one and then we tended to the driver who was still in the cab,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

CCTV captured the moment the bus crashed into the ditch<\/figcaption><\/p>\n
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Mr Manning said he rang for the ambulance.<\/p>\n

“The roof was caved in. As we’re in the bus we could hear creaks and cracks because it was sinking even more.<\/p>\n

“We had to check the bus several times, it was quite scary.<\/p>\n

“But when there are kids involved you just have to get them to safety.<\/p>\n

“Luckily everyone was all right – few injuries but nothing serious.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Laurence Manning said he helped get the children out of the bus <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A neighbour, Katie-Leigh Julian, said she looked after the children once they had been rescued.<\/p>\n

“The experience was not nice at all when it comes down to anyone, but when it’s children around and there’s no parents around it is heart-breaking,” she said.<\/p>\n

Cambridgeshire Police said emergency crews would remain at the scene, with surrounding roads expected to be closed “well into the evening”.<\/p>\n

The fire service said its firefighters arrived at the scene to find a bus in a ditch and they assisted the driver from the vehicle. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Emergency services were working into Thursday evening to investigate what happened and recover the vehicle<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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