Bus full of passengers involved in crash as driver of car taken to hospital with serious injuries

By Daniel Sheridan
Published 18th May 2024, 12:16 BST
Police are appealing for witnesses or video footage following a serious crash between a bus and car in Yorkshire.

The crash in Mytholmroyd on Friday night left the driver of a car with life-threatening injuries.

The collision happened on Burnley Road between Mytholmroyd and Luddedenfoot shortly after 11pm and involved a Honda Civic car and a Volvo double decker bus, police said.

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The car was travelling in the direction of Todmorden when it collided with the bus which was travelling in the opposite direction.

The collision happened on Burnley Road between Mytholmroyd and Luddedenfoot shortly after 11pm and involved a Honda Civic car and a Volvo double decker bus, police said.The collision happened on Burnley Road between Mytholmroyd and Luddedenfoot shortly after 11pm and involved a Honda Civic car and a Volvo double decker bus, police said.
The collision happened on Burnley Road between Mytholmroyd and Luddedenfoot shortly after 11pm and involved a Honda Civic car and a Volvo double decker bus, police said.

The driver of the car, a male aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital with multiple injuries including serious head injuries.

The bus was carrying 16 passengers at the time of the collision, none of whom are believed to have suffered serious injuries according to police.

The driver of the bus suffered a head injury which is not thought to be life threatening.

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Officers from West Yorkshire Police’s Major Collision Enquiry Team are appealing for witnesses or anyone with video footage of the collision or the circumstances leading up to it to contact them by calling 101 or going online at https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/LiveChat quoting reference 13240266166.