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| Driver in hospital after bus crashes into house | Driver in hospital after bus crashes into house |
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| The crash happened in Underwood on Tuesday morning | The crash happened in Underwood on Tuesday morning |
| A road was closed for several hours after a school bus crashed into a house. | A road was closed for several hours after a school bus crashed into a house. |
| Police were called to Mansfield Road in Underwood, near Selston in Nottinghamshire, at about 07:30 GMT on Tuesday. | Police were called to Mansfield Road in Underwood, near Selston in Nottinghamshire, at about 07:30 GMT on Tuesday. |
| Nottinghamshire Police said no passengers were on the bus at the time, adding the driver was taken to hospital "with injuries which are not believed to be life-altering or life-threatening". | Nottinghamshire Police said no passengers were on the bus at the time, adding the driver was taken to hospital "with injuries which are not believed to be life-altering or life-threatening". |
| The road was reopened at 12:15, the force added. | The road was reopened at 12:15, the force added. |
| Joe Hunt was getting his children ready for school when the crash happened | Joe Hunt was getting his children ready for school when the crash happened |
| Joe Hunt, 34, was in the house next door with his children when the crash took place. | Joe Hunt, 34, was in the house next door with his children when the crash took place. |
| "I heard a loud scraping and banging noise, so I popped my head out the window and noticed cars sideways here on the driveway," he said. | "I heard a loud scraping and banging noise, so I popped my head out the window and noticed cars sideways here on the driveway," he said. |
| "I've come out just to check and see if everyone's OK, to find a double decker bus in my neighbour's house." | |
| Chris Sinkin said he was "fast asleep in bed" in a neighbouring property when the crash happened. | Chris Sinkin said he was "fast asleep in bed" in a neighbouring property when the crash happened. |
| Chris Sinkin said he and his wife were woken up by the crash | Chris Sinkin said he and his wife were woken up by the crash |
| The 72-year-old said: "There were two or three loud bangs, then a really loud bang, and the house shook. | The 72-year-old said: "There were two or three loud bangs, then a really loud bang, and the house shook. |
| "I thought they'd come to pick the skip up and the skip had hit the house, so I jumped out of bed. | "I thought they'd come to pick the skip up and the skip had hit the house, so I jumped out of bed. |
| "You're never thinking you're going to have a bus in your front garden - it doesn't happen every day." | "You're never thinking you're going to have a bus in your front garden - it doesn't happen every day." |
| The road was closed for about five hours, police said | The road was closed for about five hours, police said |
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