Birmingham, UK. 29th Aug, 2015. The damaged buses on Addison Road in Kings Heath, Birmingham. Thirteen casualties have been treated including both bus drivers who had to be cut free from their cabs. Credit: Michael Scott/Alamy Live News
Two bus drivers, who had to be cut free from their cabs, and four other passengers have been treated by ambulance crews and taken to hospital following a collision between a single decker and double decker bus in Birmingham this morning. In total, 13 patients were assessed by West Midlands Ambulance Service, seven of whom were discharged on scene. The incident occurred on Addison Road shortly after 11am. Five ambulances, a paramedic area support officer, a doctor, the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford were sent to the scene. Birmingham Buses 3 August 29 2015 A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived on scene to discover two buses that had been in collision with the front driver’s side of both vehicles having suffered significant damage. “It quickly became evident that both drivers were trapped as a result of the incident and ambulance staff worked closely with the fire service to free them, a process which took approximately 90 minutes. “The fire service’s technical rescue team had to manoeuvre the double decker bus backwards before carefully cutting part of the side of both vehicles away. “The driver of the single decker bus, a man believed to be in his 40s, was treated by ambulance staff for leg injuries and once freed, was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. “The driver of the double decker bus, a man thought to be in his 40s, was also treated for leg injuries and again taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. “Both men appear to have escaped serious injuries which given the significance of the collision is extremely fortunate. “One of the passengers on the single decker bus, an elderly female, had to be helped from the vehicle on a stretcher. She was treated for back injuries and taken to the same hospital. Birmingham Buses 4 August 29 2015 “A further ten patients were assessed and triaged at the scene by HART, of which three required further assistance and onward travel
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Location: Adderson Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham
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