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Double decker bus smashes into family home in morning rush hour leaving four injured

The driver was among those hurt after the huge vehicle ended up wedged in house following crash

THIS double-decker bus smashed into the front of a family home - injuring four people - after colliding with a car during the rush-hour this morning.

The bus driver was among those injured after the horror smash in Coventry at around 7am.

This was the scene in Keresley Road in Coventry after a double decker bus ploughed into a family home following a crash
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This was the scene in Keresley Road in Coventry after a double decker bus ploughed into a family home following a crashCredit: BPM Media
It has been reported that a family who lived in the house in Coventry hit by the double-decker bus were away for the weekend
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It has been reported that a family who lived in the house in Coventry hit by the double-decker bus were away for the weekendCredit: BPM Media
A 44-year-old man driving the bus was among four people hurt in the crash but he did not require hospital treatment
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A 44-year-old man driving the bus was among four people hurt in the crash but he did not require hospital treatmentCredit: BPM Media

Dramatic photos show the vehicle wedged in a family home and a bashed up black Range Rover, with dozens of firefighters and medics at the scene in Keresley Road.

The Coventry Telegraph reports that it is believed one person was in the crash home at the time, and a family who lived there were away for the weekend.

Only a "handful of people" were on the National Express bus at the time according to police.

Large cracks could be seen in the front and side of the house and there have been fears from structural engineers that it could collapse if the bus is not removed correctly, according to the Coventry Telegraph.

One eye-witness Kylie Jones told the website: "It was just like a big, massive bang. It sounded like a bomb."

Thankfully the family living in the house were not present when the bus crashed into the side of the house, after colliding with a car
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Thankfully the family living in the house were not present when the bus crashed into the side of the house, after colliding with a carCredit: Rex Features
The smashed front of the double decker bus after it ploughed into a family home with passengers on-board earlier today
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The smashed front of the double decker bus after it ploughed into a family home with passengers on-board earlier todayCredit: BPM Media
Huge cracks were visible in the side of the house, with fears from structural engineers that the house could collapse if the bus was not removed correctly
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Huge cracks were visible in the side of the house, with fears from structural engineers that the house could collapse if the bus was not removed correctlyCredit: Rex Features
The crash happened near the local Wallace Pub as diversions were put in place to stop traffic near the scene
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The crash happened near the local Wallace Pub as diversions were put in place to stop traffic near the sceneCredit: BPM Media
The crash happened during the rush hour, but police said only a handful of people were on the bus when it happened
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The crash happened during the rush hour, but police said only a handful of people were on the bus when it happenedCredit: Rex Features

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A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "There were initially suggestions the bus driver, 44, was trapped but he just had a leg injury and was discharged.

“A passenger on the back seat of the bus in his 20s had a leg injury and was discharged.

“Two people in a car that collided with the bus were also discharged at the scene.”

National Express Coventry said staff were "co-operating closely with the authorities in their investigations into this incident".

Four people were hurt in the crash including the 32-year-old bus driver who at first was thought to have been trapped - but this was not the case
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Four people were hurt in the crash including the 32-year-old bus driver who at first was thought to have been trapped - but this was not the caseCredit: Rex Features

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