06/12/2002
Children in shock after road collision
A bus carrying a party of school children has been involved in a crash in Co Down this afternoon.
At least nine children have been ferried to hospital suffering from shock and one is known to have sustained a minor hand injury. The driver of the Ulsterbus, who had to be cut free from the wreckage, is being treated for his injuries at Royal Victoria Hospital.
The collision, which involved a van, occurred at around 1.30pm on the Ballydougan Road in Downpatrick.
The children who were all of primary school age were treated in the nearby Downe Hospital.
(GMcG)
At least nine children have been ferried to hospital suffering from shock and one is known to have sustained a minor hand injury. The driver of the Ulsterbus, who had to be cut free from the wreckage, is being treated for his injuries at Royal Victoria Hospital.
The collision, which involved a van, occurred at around 1.30pm on the Ballydougan Road in Downpatrick.
The children who were all of primary school age were treated in the nearby Downe Hospital.
(GMcG)
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