School Bus Flips on M53, Forcing Children to Escape Through Back Window

Emergency services are responding to a school bus crash on the M53 in Merseyside this morning, September 29, 2023. The coach, which was carrying grammar school pupils, flipped over on the motorway, forcing some children to escape through the back window. The number of casualties is not yet known, but emergency services have confirmed that there are “a number of people injured.“ Some of the children are said to be in a serious condition. The crash happened at around 8:30am this morning near the junction with the M57. The motorway has been closed in both directions while emergency services deal with the incident. Witnesses have described seeing children crying and screaming after the crash. One witness said that he saw a child kick out the back window of the bus so that other children could escape. Another witness said that she saw a number of children with cuts and bruises. She said that some of the children were also in shock. The police have said that they are inv