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Bus and car crash in Wakefield leaves 15 people injured | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Two people suffered serious injuries and 13 others were hurt when a bus and car collided in West Yorkshire. | |
The single-decker bus and a VW Golf crashed on Doncaster Road in Wakefield at 14:12 GMT, said police. | |
The driver of the bus and a passenger were seriously hurt in the accident. | The driver of the bus and a passenger were seriously hurt in the accident. |
Two air ambulances, five ambulances, three doctors, a rapid response unit and two patient transport vehicles for the "walking wounded" were sent to the scene of the crash. | Two air ambulances, five ambulances, three doctors, a rapid response unit and two patient transport vehicles for the "walking wounded" were sent to the scene of the crash. |
Doncaster Road is closed at the junction with Lodge Lane. | Doncaster Road is closed at the junction with Lodge Lane. |
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service said one person had been taken to the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) by air ambulance. | |
Bus operator Arriva confirmed the vehicle involved in the incident was one of its fleet. | Bus operator Arriva confirmed the vehicle involved in the incident was one of its fleet. |
Nigel Featham, managing director for Arriva Yorkshire, said: "We can confirm that an Arriva bus and a car were involved in an incident today on Doncaster Road, Wakefield. | |
"The bus was operating on service 149. At this stage we believe several people have sustained injuries and the air ambulance attended the scene." | |
The company's website details the service as running between Wakefield bus station and Knottingley. |