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| Passengers hurt in Gateshead cemetery crash | Passengers hurt in Gateshead cemetery crash |
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| A bus has crashed into a cemetery, injuring passengers and destroying about 50 headstones. | A bus has crashed into a cemetery, injuring passengers and destroying about 50 headstones. |
| The single decker hit a parked car before going through railings into the cemetery in Gateshead, Northumbria Police said. | The single decker hit a parked car before going through railings into the cemetery in Gateshead, Northumbria Police said. |
| Officers said about 15 passengers were checked over at the scene by paramedics. Two people were taken to hospital. | Officers said about 15 passengers were checked over at the scene by paramedics. Two people were taken to hospital. |
| Bus company Go North East said the driver had been spoken to by police. | |
| A spokesman said: "This is a serious incident and our thoughts are with the passengers and their families at this moment. | A spokesman said: "This is a serious incident and our thoughts are with the passengers and their families at this moment. |
| "We will carry out a full investigation to establish exactly how the accident occurred." | "We will carry out a full investigation to establish exactly how the accident occurred." |