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| East Mersea bus and lorry crash injures 18 | East Mersea bus and lorry crash injures 18 |
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| Eighteen people were hurt, five seriously, when 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 were taken to Colchester General. | |
| A man, 51, from Great Yarmouth, was 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 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. | The force said a large proportion of the 32 passengers were either uninjured or walking wounded. |
| The East of England Ambulance Service, which sent seven ambulances, said 11 people with various minor injuries were also taken to Colchester General and Broomfield hospitals. | |
| Two people were treated and discharged at the scene. | |
| Officers - who believe the lorry travelled from Lowestoft, Suffolk, on Wednesday morning - have appealed for information. |