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| Fifteen injured as bus hits house | Fifteen injured as bus hits house |
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| Fifteen people have been taken to hospital after a bus crashed into a terraced house in Birmingham. | Fifteen people have been taken to hospital after a bus crashed into a terraced house in Birmingham. |
| The single-decker collided with a number of cars before hitting the two-storey house in the Lozells area, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. | The single-decker collided with a number of cars before hitting the two-storey house in the Lozells area, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. |
| Eleven adults, including the female bus driver and four children have been taken to hospital after the incident on Nursery Road on Thursday evening. | Eleven adults, including the female bus driver and four children have been taken to hospital after the incident on Nursery Road on Thursday evening. |
| The majority are being treated for cuts and bruises. | The majority are being treated for cuts and bruises. |
| Specialist units | Specialist units |
| None of the injured is believed to be seriously hurt. | None of the injured is believed to be seriously hurt. |
| Of the 15 taken to hospitals - including Birmingham Children's Hospital, Selly Oak Hospital and City Hospital - 11 were from the bus and four from the property, the fire service said. | Of the 15 taken to hospitals - including Birmingham Children's Hospital, Selly Oak Hospital and City Hospital - 11 were from the bus and four from the property, the fire service said. |
| They included an elderly man from the house, who was not injured by the crash but suffered a flare-up of an existing medical condition. | They included an elderly man from the house, who was not injured by the crash but suffered a flare-up of an existing medical condition. |
| Six ambulances were sent to the scene, along with two specialist paramedic units. | Six ambulances were sent to the scene, along with two specialist paramedic units. |
| A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said the Travel West Midlands bus collided with three cars before crashing into the front of the house. | A spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said the Travel West Midlands bus collided with three cars before crashing into the front of the house. |
| Afruz Miyah, who lives about 100 yards away in neighbouring Burbury Street, said he heard the bus as it hit the cars and crashed into the house. | |
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| He said: "I heard the sound of brakes screeching then heard part of the house falling down. | |
| "I heard the other cars as they got hit. We just came here and some other people called the police. A BMW was the worst damaged." | |
| Specialist fire and rescue crews searched through the debris of the crash to make sure no-one was trapped under rubble. | Specialist fire and rescue crews searched through the debris of the crash to make sure no-one was trapped under rubble. |
| The bus was still stuck in the front of the house at 2025 BST following the incident, which happened at about 1700 BST on Thursday. | The bus was still stuck in the front of the house at 2025 BST following the incident, which happened at about 1700 BST on Thursday. |
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