Several people have been injured after a bus carrying schoolchildren collided with a lorry in Leicestershire.
At least 16 people sustained “minor” injuries in the crash on the A46 near Syston, Leicestershire Police said.
Ten of those were taken to hospital as a precaution, the force added.
The road was closed travelling northbound between A607 near Cossington and the B676 following the crash.
It has since reopened, according to National Highways.
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A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said: “Police received a report at 9.30am today (Wednesday 13 November) of a collision involving a bus, containing a number of schoolchildren, and an HGV on the A46 northbound carriageway near to Syston.
“16 passengers sustained minor injuries and 10 of those were taken to hospital as a precaution.”
The spokesperson added: “Emergency services responded at the time and local road closures were put in place. The road has since been reopened.”
