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| Fifteen injured as bus hits flats | Fifteen injured as bus hits flats |
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| Fifteen people have been taken to hospital after a bus crashed into a block of flats in Birmingham. | Fifteen people have been taken to hospital after a bus crashed into a block of flats in Birmingham. |
| The single-decker collided with three cars and a van before hitting a flat in a two-storey property on Nursery Road, Lozells, on Thursday evening. | The single-decker collided with three cars and a van before hitting a flat in a two-storey property on Nursery Road, Lozells, on Thursday evening. |
| Ten adults and four children on the bus were taken to hospital with minor injuries along with a man in the flat. | Ten adults and four children on the bus were taken to hospital with minor injuries along with a man in the flat. |
| The city council is looking to re-house three people in the four flats in the block, police said. | The city council is looking to re-house three people in the four flats in the block, police said. |
| Specialist units | Specialist units |
| Insp Richard Fisher, from Thornhill Road police, said the bus was coming down Nursery Road/Gerrard Street towards Hockley Circus and apparently collided with a car going the other way. | Insp Richard Fisher, from Thornhill Road police, said the bus was coming down Nursery Road/Gerrard Street towards Hockley Circus and apparently collided with a car going the other way. |
| He said: "This has then caused a collision with a car turning out from a side street (Carpenter's Road) and then there's been a collision with two stationary vehicles - a car and van." | He said: "This has then caused a collision with a car turning out from a side street (Carpenter's Road) and then there's been a collision with two stationary vehicles - a car and van." |
| The injured were taken to hospitals including Birmingham Children's Hospital, Selly Oak Hospital and City Hospital. | The injured were taken to hospitals including Birmingham Children's Hospital, Selly Oak Hospital and City Hospital. |
| They included an elderly man from the property, who was not injured by the crash but suffered a flare-up of an existing medical condition. | They included an elderly man from the property, who was not injured by the crash but suffered a flare-up of an existing medical condition. |
| Karen Shearer had just got out of her vehicle when the bus hit it | Karen Shearer had just got out of her vehicle when the bus hit it |
| Karen Shearer, 39, was visiting her mother and had just got out of her Mercedes car when the bus ploughed into it. | Karen Shearer, 39, was visiting her mother and had just got out of her Mercedes car when the bus ploughed into it. |
| She said: "The bus hit my car, my car then hit a van. I had just walked out of the car - it was not even 30 seconds later. | She said: "The bus hit my car, my car then hit a van. I had just walked out of the car - it was not even 30 seconds later. |
| "I turned around and saw my car in the middle of the road and saw the bus in the house. | "I turned around and saw my car in the middle of the road and saw the bus in the house. |
| "There was no screaming and people were coming off the bus in a very organised way. | "There was no screaming and people were coming off the bus in a very organised way. |
| "My gran lives in the bungalow next door to the house which was hit and she has been told to evacuate. She's staying at my mum's now, which is a couple of doors away." | "My gran lives in the bungalow next door to the house which was hit and she has been told to evacuate. She's staying at my mum's now, which is a couple of doors away." |
| Most people were released from hospital on Thursday and no-one was expected to be kept in overnight, police said. | Most people were released from hospital on Thursday and no-one was expected to be kept in overnight, police said. |
| Nobody in the cars was injured, the West Midlands force added. | Nobody in the cars was injured, the West Midlands force added. |
| Rubble searched | Rubble searched |
| 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. |
| 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 property. | 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 property. |
| He said: "I heard the sound of brakes screeching then heard part of the house falling down. | 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." | "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 on Thursday evening after the accident at about 1700 BST. | The bus was still stuck on Thursday evening after the accident at about 1700 BST. |