School Bus Crash
 

Anyone know anything about the school bus crash at Britania crossroads up Ossy? Was it a bad one, anyone hurt etc.

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Just found this on the BBC/lancashire news site Tinkerbell:

Motorist dies in school bus crash
A man has died and four children have been taken to hospital after a school bus crashed head on with a car.
It happened on Haslingden Old Road, Oswaldtwistle, on Thursday afternoon as the children, from Rhyddings High School, were going home.

The driver of the Peugeot 106 car died in hospital.

The children, who were travelling on a Blackburn Transport Bus, have "very minor injuries", police said. The bus driver was also taken to hospital.


Police said he had suffered serious injuries.

Some of the schoolchildren were initially treated at a local pub.

The road was closed while police investigated the collision

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yes willow i agree with you about that junction, i use it to get to my daughters, & i must admit to being a ditherer there, it does make me very very cautious, as there have been many accidents there, its time they did something.

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I wondered why the police were stopping people from going around that area.

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just said this morning 11 kiddies hurt.I thought they were putting traffic lights up there they are supposed to be in pipeline.

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A simple solution would be to change the road priorities so the the road with right of way is the one where you can actually see the traffic coming, and if the other one had to stop at "give way" signs I'm sure it would be better.

Traffic lights would be even better than that but they don't seem to be making any moves on that front do they?

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By what I can understand, the Peugeot driven by a 20 year old lad, actually turned into Lottice lane and collided with the bus which was either waiting or just approaching the Junction.

He died of massive chest injuries which seems strange considering the speed that both he and the bus should have been doing.

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Sadly this is a girl that i work with's boyfriend. Cards and flowers are being sent and all thoughts with the family at this time..........

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this is a tragedy and that junction is terrible, it really needs traffic lights and fast, before this happens again

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Only heard of accident tonight. Driver who died was 21 year old son of one of greeters at Asda. He was rescued from car after it set on fire. Was to have been going abroad to celebrate his 21st this year. Our condolances to Sue & family. I believe there is a book of condolance at foyer at Asda.

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I know it sounds silly but I feel sorry for the dog that went missing it must be scared to death poor little thing, I hope they find it.:(