| School coach crash with bus leaves 18 injured in Reading - 7 Jan 2026 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 12:43, 7th January 2026 |     |
From the BBC:
School coach crash with bus leaves 18 injured
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Emergency services were seen at the slip road following the crash
Nine school children have been injured following a crash between a bus and a coach on a slip road that saw two people taken to hospital.
The children on a school coach in Reading, Berkshire, suffered minor injuries, along with the coach's driver.
Eight adults on a bus were also injured in the incident on the A3290 slip road onto the Sutton Seeds Roundabout at about 08:25 GMT.
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) said two people were taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital for further treatment, while three adults and three children were still being assessed for minor injuries. The other 10 people were discharged at the scene.
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Several ambulances were on the scene of the crash that injured 18 people
A Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) spokesperson said it was initially called to a vehicle fire on the slip road and that it found the crash and the bus's engine on fire on arrival. Firefighters left at about 10:45.
RBFRS, SCAS and Thames Valley Police asked people to avoid the area as there is likely to be disruption while emergency services are at the scene.
Another two-car collision on the same slip road on Wednesday morning resulted in no injuries, SCAS added.
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Emergency services were seen at the slip road following the crash
Nine school children have been injured following a crash between a bus and a coach on a slip road that saw two people taken to hospital.
The children on a school coach in Reading, Berkshire, suffered minor injuries, along with the coach's driver.
Eight adults on a bus were also injured in the incident on the A3290 slip road onto the Sutton Seeds Roundabout at about 08:25 GMT.
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) said two people were taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital for further treatment, while three adults and three children were still being assessed for minor injuries. The other 10 people were discharged at the scene.
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Several ambulances were on the scene of the crash that injured 18 people
A Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) spokesperson said it was initially called to a vehicle fire on the slip road and that it found the crash and the bus's engine on fire on arrival. Firefighters left at about 10:45.
RBFRS, SCAS and Thames Valley Police asked people to avoid the area as there is likely to be disruption while emergency services are at the scene.
Another two-car collision on the same slip road on Wednesday morning resulted in no injuries, SCAS added.
| Re: School coach crash with bus leaves 18 injured in Reading - 7 Jan 2026 Posted by ChrisB at 13:16, 7th January 2026 | |
There was another down in Chillenden Green, Ashford, Kent about 30 minutes before this. No injuries in that one. Treacherous this morning.
| Re: School coach crash with bus leaves 18 injured in Reading - 7 Jan 2026 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 16:50, 7th January 2026 | |
Agreed, ChrisB.
The Ashford school bus incident, which the BBC also reported at much the same time, involved a double deck bus skidding on black ice. As you say, thankfully there were no injuries on that one, which is fortunate when looking at where that bus came to rest:
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