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| Bus and car crash in Wakefield leaves 14 people injured | |
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| Three people suffered serious injuries and 11 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 just after lunchtime. | The single-decker bus and a VW Golf crashed on Doncaster Road in Wakefield just after lunchtime. |
| The driver of the bus was one of those seriously injured. | |
| 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 remains closed at the junction with Lodge Lane. | |
| Air ambulance | |
| The Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) said the most seriously hurt people had been taken to the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) by air ambulance. | |
| A spokesman for Leeds General Infirmary confirmed that three adults had been flown to the hospital for treatment. | A spokesman for Leeds General Infirmary confirmed that three adults had been flown to the hospital for treatment. |
| Three less seriously injured people were taken by ambulance to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, while eight others were taken to either Pinderfields or Pontefract General Infirmary, said the YAS. | |
| 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. | 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 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. | The company's website details the service as running between Wakefield bus station and Knottingley. |