The DUP MP for Strangford said the four pupils who were injured remain in hospital.
It is a miracle there were no deaths or serious injuries when a school bus overturned in Northern Ireland, the MP for the area where the crash happened has said.
He said: “The photographs illustrate the issue. A high bank, the bus fell over the bank, fell on its side. “The people who came to help – the workmen, the farmers, the whole community, the animal charity which is just a matter of yards away – all these people came as they did to help, as quick as they could to get the children out of the bus.Mr Shannon said he did not want to speculate on the reasons for the crash, stating his priority is the welfare of the pupils.
“I understand from the minister that he will have extra staff at Strangford College today to reassure the children and the parents.”
BBC DUP PSNI Jim Shannon Bangor Co Down Stormont
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