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| One dead, many hurt in bus crash | |
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| A person has been killed and several others seriously hurt in a crash between two buses in County Durham. | |
| The incident happened in the Newfield area of Chester-le-Street at about 1600 GMT on Wednesday. | The incident happened in the Newfield area of Chester-le-Street at about 1600 GMT on Wednesday. |
| An ambulance service spokesman said initial reports indicated that at least seven people had serious injuries and others were being cut from wreckage. | An ambulance service spokesman said initial reports indicated that at least seven people had serious injuries and others were being cut from wreckage. |
| Two air ambulances were also at the scene and surrounding roads have been closed. | Two air ambulances were also at the scene and surrounding roads have been closed. |
| Both vehicles are understood to be a single deck coaches. | |
| A spokeswoman for the North East Ambulance Service said the extent of all the injuries was unclear. | |
| Stretchered out | |
| She said: "We still have people at the scene, but initial reports suggest this is a serious incident. | She said: "We still have people at the scene, but initial reports suggest this is a serious incident. |
| "There are two air ambulances at the scene and we understand a number of people are being cut from wreckage." | "There are two air ambulances at the scene and we understand a number of people are being cut from wreckage." |
| BBC Newcastle reporter Tony Jones said he had seen casualties being stretchered out of one of the buses. | |
| A spokesman for County Durham Fire and rescue said five appliances were at the scene. | |
| Eyewitness Paul Morley was working in a field close to the scene of the incident. | |
| He said he tried to help one injured man who was "covered in blood" and had a serious head injury. |