Three children hurt after school bus roof torn off by railway bridge

Three schoolchildren were rushed to hospital after their school bus ploughed into a bridge.

Photos from the scene show the roof being completely ripped off in the crash in Newport Wales.

Students from two schools – Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed and St Julian’s School – were on board at the time of the collision at 7.30am on Tuesday.

A nearby nursery opened up to treat the first of the injured after the smash.

A parent has shared the worrying moment her son called her, informing her his school bus had crashed.

Jo Townsend’s son was one of the three children taken to hospital after the incident in Newport.

She told Wales Online: ‘I got dressed as fast as possible and rushed to the site of the accident.

‘The area was taped off and the images were shocking and of course worried me. The nursery Lullabyz were great and opened up for paramedics to start seeing kids.’

‘There were two fire engines, an ambulance and police cars when I got there. So I saw all the lights before getting to the site. When I got there I found my son in Lullabyz having observations. They then wanted to get him up to the Grange so we have been here for observations since.’

After spending the morning in hospital Gruff was discharged around midday feeling sore and in shock with a ‘nasty bump to the head’, Jo said.

A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: ‘Officers attended along with crews from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the Welsh Ambulance Service and the collision involved a school bus and a railway bridge.

‘Three children have sustained injuries and will be attending hospital for treatment; their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.’

Newport council and Newport Bus have launched a formal investigation into the bus crash.

Councillor Dimitri Batrouni, leader of Newport City Council, said: ‘I would like to thank all those involved in the swift response to the incident this morning and our thoughts are with those affected.’