Ten people taken to hospital after HGV and bus carrying schoolchildren collide
Sixteen people suffered minor injuries in the collision in Leicestershire on Wednesday morning.
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The bus and the HGV crashed on the A46 northbound near to Syston at around 9.30am on Wednesday morning, Leicestershire Police said.
Ten people were taken to hospital as a precaution.
The force said in a statement: “Emergency services responded at the time and local road closures were put in place. The road has since been reopened.”