Bus containing schoolchildren crashes and overturns into water-filled ditch near Wisbech

Six schoolchildren were rescued from a school bus this evening after it crashed and overturned into a water-filled ditch in Leverington Common.

Police were called to Garden Lane at 5.14pm after the incident, which occurred at the junction of Garden Lane and Leverington Common.

Police, firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene and nearby Station Road is expected to be closed well into the evening.

The female driver of the double-decker bus is believed to have received a knock to the head and other minor injuries and has been taken to hospital as a precaution.

There were six schoolchildren on board but they have now been rescued from the bus and are not thought to be injured.

Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.

More on this tomorrow.