Somerset accident: Multiple casualties in U.K. school bus crash, say police

British police said on Thursday (July 17, 2025) an unspecified number of casualties had been taken to the hospital after a collision involving a bus carrying school children in Somerset, southwest England.

Avon and Somerset Police said the bus was carrying 60-70 people and was heading to Minehead Middle School at the time of the crash, and that the “large majority” of passengers had been taken to a nearby rest centre.

Police declared the collision a major incident, meaning an event with serious consequences that requires special arrangements from emergency services.