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| Wedding party injured as bus overturns in Lisburn | Wedding party injured as bus overturns in Lisburn |
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| A double decker bus carrying wedding guests has overturned into a field just outside Lisburn. | A double decker bus carrying wedding guests has overturned into a field just outside Lisburn. |
| The accident happened on the Ballynahinch Road on Saturday. | The accident happened on the Ballynahinch Road on Saturday. |
| The bus was carrying 60 people - 14 were taken to hospital. Two were moved on spinal boards as a precaution - the other 12 suffered minor injuries. | The bus was carrying 60 people - 14 were taken to hospital. Two were moved on spinal boards as a precaution - the other 12 suffered minor injuries. |
| Forty-six people were discharged at the scene by ambulance crews. The road is closed at Drennan Road-Ballynahinch Road junction. | Forty-six people were discharged at the scene by ambulance crews. The road is closed at Drennan Road-Ballynahinch Road junction. |
| Eleven ambulances attended the scene of the crash. | Eleven ambulances attended the scene of the crash. |
| Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident, which happened at 16:10 BST. | Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident, which happened at 16:10 BST. |
| Ruth Green was a passenger on the bus which was taking guests from the church service to the wedding reception when the crash happened. | Ruth Green was a passenger on the bus which was taking guests from the church service to the wedding reception when the crash happened. |
| "We were going along the road and everybody was just chatting away, and then we just veered off the road and into the ditch and then the bus just fell over into the field," she said. | "We were going along the road and everybody was just chatting away, and then we just veered off the road and into the ditch and then the bus just fell over into the field," she said. |
| "It was quite slow motion so it was quite scary for everybody involved. | "It was quite slow motion so it was quite scary for everybody involved. |
| Escape | Escape |
| "The bus fell on its side and it was just a mad scramble to get out of the bus. We could go out both exits and some people had to break glass to get out of the bus as well. | "The bus fell on its side and it was just a mad scramble to get out of the bus. We could go out both exits and some people had to break glass to get out of the bus as well. |
| "I think I was just thinking what is happening and then it was a bit crazy for a moment. everybody was just scrambling to try and get out of the bus, trying to get off each other - people were on top of me, I was on top of someone else and you're just trying to get out of the bus." | "I think I was just thinking what is happening and then it was a bit crazy for a moment. everybody was just scrambling to try and get out of the bus, trying to get off each other - people were on top of me, I was on top of someone else and you're just trying to get out of the bus." |
| When the passengers had freed themselves from the bus, they started checking each other for injuries. | When the passengers had freed themselves from the bus, they started checking each other for injuries. |
| "Suddenly there just seemed to be fleets of ambulances and police checking that everything was ok," she said. | "Suddenly there just seemed to be fleets of ambulances and police checking that everything was ok," she said. |
| "There were a few people with facial and hand injuries. I believe there are a couple of people who have gone to the Royal Victoria Hospital with slightly more serious injuries but I don't know the details." | "There were a few people with facial and hand injuries. I believe there are a couple of people who have gone to the Royal Victoria Hospital with slightly more serious injuries but I don't know the details." |
| Ms Green said those guests who had not been injured had managed to make it to the reception. | Ms Green said those guests who had not been injured had managed to make it to the reception. |
| "I believe most people have got back to the reception and hopefully we'll all head on there now as well so I'm sure it will be a lovely happy day, it's just a shame about this," she added. | "I believe most people have got back to the reception and hopefully we'll all head on there now as well so I'm sure it will be a lovely happy day, it's just a shame about this," she added. |
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