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East Mersea bus and lorry crash injures 18 | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Eighteen people have been hurt, five seriously, after a bus crashed with a lorry carrying a steam engine. | |
The crash happened on East Road, East Mersea, Essex, just before 09:50 BST. | The crash happened on East Road, East Mersea, Essex, just before 09:50 BST. |
The bus driver was freed by firefighters and airlifted to Royal London Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Four passengers have been taken to Colchester General. | |
A man, 51, from Great Yarmouth, is being held on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. | |
The road is likely to remain closed for most of the day, Essex Police said. | |
The force said a large proportion of the 32 passengers were either uninjured or walking wounded. | |
Officers believe the lorry travelled from Lowestoft, Suffolk, on Wednesday morning, and have appealed for information. |