Sixteen children have been injured after a double-decker school bus hit a railway bridge in Winchester, Hampshire Police have confirmed.
Hampshire Police told the BBC that some of the pupils - who all attend Henry Beaufort School in Harestock - were taken to hospital with 'serious injuries'.
A spokesperson for the force told LADbible: "We were called at 8.10am today, 10 September, to reports of a serious collision on Well House Lane, Winchester, after a school bus collided with a railway bridge causing significant damage to the top of the bus.
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"Three students with serious, but not life-threatening injuries, have been taken to hospital. A further 13 students with minor injuries have been dealt with at the scene.
"All the students involved are aged between 11 and 16.
"A road closure is in place on Well House Lane from the junction with Andover Road North to School Lane to enable us to deal with this incident. We thank you for your patience.
"We are working in cooperation with the school and Hampshire County Council children's services to provide support to the students and their parents."
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South Central Ambulance Service Hampshire responded to the incident, along with Hampshire Constabulary, Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service and Network Rail.
A spokesperson for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Crews from Winchester, Eastleigh, Andover, Redbridge and Basingstoke were mobilised at 08:12 this morning to Well House Lane in Winchester."
South Central Ambulance Service also said in a statement: "It's been agreed at the incident scene that Hampshire Police will be the lead agency in term of media information.
"We are attending along with them, Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service and Network Rail."
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Winchester councillor Jane Rutter tweeted to urge people to avoid the area.
She said: "Just had a report that a double decker bus has managed to lodge itself under the railway bridge in Wellhouse Lane, Headbourne Worthy.
"Emergency services have been called. Please avoid if possible."
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