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Stagecoach Bus and Car Crash Closes A46 Near Cheltenham, Two Taken to Hospital

National Grid cut electricity locally to make a damaged lamp post safe during recovery.

Overview

  • Gloucestershire Police were called at about 1.30pm on Monday to Shurdington Road near the Church Lane junction after a collision involving a bus and a car.
  • Images from the scene show a double-decker bus off the carriageway in a hedge as police, firefighters and paramedics responded.
  • South Western Ambulance Service sent two ambulances and an operations officer, conveying two patients to Gloucester Royal Hospital.
  • Stagecoach West said three passengers were on board at the time and confirmed a full investigation is under way.
  • Police advised drivers to avoid the area due to extended closures and requested witnesses or dashcam footage quoting incident 189 of 2 February via the online form.