Horror as bus carrying schoolchildren ploughs into lorry leaving 16 injured and rushed to hospital

A BUS carrying schoolchildren has ploughed into a lorry leaving 16 injured.

The crash happened at around 9.30am today on the A46 northbound near Syston, Leicestershire.

Multiple people have been taken to hospital after a bus and HGV collided in LeicestershireBPM

Traffic building up after the crashBPM

Multiple people have been taken to hospital.

Leicestershire Police confirmed the collision involved a bus carrying schoolchildren and a HGV.

A force spokesperson said 16 passengers sustained minor injuries and five others were taken to hospital “as a precaution”, reports LeicestershireLive.

An official diversion route is in place but drivers are being asked to avoid the area.

Have you been affected by this incident? Email ryan.merrifield@thesun.co.uk

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