Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed there are “a number of casualties” while pictures from the scene show the stricken bus lying on its side.
A coach carrying school children has overturned in a horror crash on a busy motorway. Emergency services were called to the northbound carriageway on the M53 near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, on Friday morning.A spokesperson for Merseyside fire and rescue service told the Liverpool Echo : "Fire crews have been called to the scene of a road traffic collision between junctions 5 and 4 of the M53 on the northbound carriageway this morning.
“Crews arrived at the scene to find an overturned bus with a number of casualties. North West Ambulance and Merseyside Police are also in attendance. The incident is ongoing and the carriageway will remain closed for some time." She posted: "I can confirm and am aware of an accident on the M53 this morning going towards the Wirral/ Birkenhead. It involves a Carvers coach travelling to Calday Grange Grammar School and West Kirby Grammar school for girls.
A spokesperson for Calday Grange Grammar said: "A situation involving one of our school buses on the highway earlier today has come to our attention. If you need to talk or seek guidance, please reach out to our teaching and pastoral teams."
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