Police are investigating after a tractor loader sliced through
the top deck of a school bus, injuring three children.
The tractor was travelling on the road at Lydiard Millicent near
Swindon with its arm extended when it hit the double-decker,
tearing through about half of the bus' length.
Fire crews had to cut free a teenage girl who was trapped in the
wreckage. She was airlifted to hospital, suffering cuts to her leg
and hand and a possible spinal injury.
Two other children were taken to hospital for treatment to minor
injuries.
It is not known why the tractor was travelling with its arm
extended. Police are now looking into the incident, which happened
at 4pm on Monday (16 November).
Dave Wilmot, a paramedic with Great Western Ambulance Service,
said: "The tractor had a raised grabber at the front and this tore
through the upper deck of the bus at the front and along the
side.
"Fortunately, none of the injuries appears to be particularly
serious, but it could have been much worse."
