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09 Jul 2021

School bus driver jailed

A court has jailed a school bus driver for causing life-changing injuries to three children on board his bus, which had struck a bridge in Hampshire.

The railway bridge in Winchester tore the bus’s roof off when the double-decker smashed into it on Thursday 10th September 2020.

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The crash occurred on Well House Lane in Headbourne Worthy, Winchester

The driver, Martin Walker, mistakenly believed the bus would fit under the bridge, Winchester Crown Court heard.

The 37-year-old admitted three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and the court jailed him for three years.

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01 Jul 2021 | 21:04

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