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| Wimborne school bus crash: Car driver and pupils injured | |
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| A car driver has been seriously injured and a number of pupils hurt in a crash in Dorset. | |
| The car and school bus collided in Horton at about 08:00 BST. The female car driver was taken to hospital in Poole in a critical condition. | |
| Twenty six pupils from Queen Elizabeth's School in Wimborne suffered injuries ranging from cuts and bruises to a suspected spinal injury. | |
| Nine pupils and the bus driver were taken to hospital. | |
| Some pupils were due to sit examinations later in the day. | |
| Students 'upset' | |
| Andy Puttock, head teacher of Queen Elizabeth's School, said the pupils, aged between 14 and 18, were "shocked" after the crash. | |
| "The emergency services were absolutely brilliant - they arrived on the scene within minutes and dealt with the situation extremely well," he added. | "The emergency services were absolutely brilliant - they arrived on the scene within minutes and dealt with the situation extremely well," he added. |
| The pupils were initially taken to the Horton Inn public house, where they were treated by paramedics. | |
| Manager Tony Stone said he heard the crash on Cranborne Road, then offered the use of the pub to shelter the children. | |
| "They were quite upset and a little bit stressed," he said. | |
| Dorset County Council said counsellors would be available to help support students in dealing with the trauma. | |
| The B3078 has been closed and traffic diversions put in place. |