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Out-of-control bus destroys graves, injures 16 as it crashes into British cemetery John Millard/ZUMAPRESS Emergency workers workn to extract the bus after it crashed into a cemetery in Saltwell Park, Gateshead. Gravestones were destroyed after an out-of-control bus crashed through railings into a British cemetery. Terrified passengers clung on for life as the bus plowed 165 feet down a steep slope at Saltwell Cemetery, in Gateshead, Northeast England, after hitting a parked car. Some 15 injured passengers were treated at the cemetery while another person was rushed to a nearby hospital with more serious wounds following the 11 a.m. crash Thursday. Northumbria Police said none of the passengers suffered life-threatening injuries, according to Chronicle Live. Vehicle operator Go North East revealed it has now launched a full investigation into the accident involving the number 29 single-decker bus. The driver has been interviewed by police, 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, he added. John Millard/ZUMAPRESS Around 30 gravestones were crushed by the bus. It’s thought that 30 gravestones were obliterated in the crash. Related Stories Texas school bus tips over Woman at Burning Man [...] newsnyork/out-of-control-bus-destroys-graves-injures-16-as-it-crashes-into-british-cemetery/
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:16:05 +0000

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