Moment school bus loses control and smashes into parked cars after 360-degree skid on ice
- Emergency services were called to Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland at around 8:30 am
Published: 20:00, 8 January 2024 | Updated: 20:11, 8 January 2024
This is the moment a school bus loses control and smashes into multiple parked cars after a 360 degree skid on ice as temperatures plummet in Britain.
Emergency services were called to Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland at around 8:30 am this morning, after receiving reports of a crash.
A Stagecoach double-decker school bus was filmed skidding uncontrollably on ice and smashing into several parked cars on a residential street.
A parked white van appears to be thrown into the side of a house by the impact, footage filmed by local Liam Rosocki shows.
No passengers were onboard at the time, and there were no injuries, it has been confirmed.
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Emergency services were called to Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland at around 8:30 am this morning, after receiving reports of a crash
A Stagecoach double-decker school bus was filmed skidding uncontrollably on ice and smashing into several parked cars on a residential street
A spokesperson for Police Scotland told STV News: ‘Police were called around 8.30am this morning to a report of a road crash involving a bus on Chapel Road.
‘We have no reports of any injuries and Chapel Road is currently closed.’
A spokeswoman for Stagecoach East Scotland said: ‘One of our vehicles operating on Service SM1 was involved in a incident on Chapel Road in Kirkcaldy this morning in icy conditions.
‘There were no passengers on board at the time, and no injuries as a result. Safety is our absolute priority, and we will investigate the full circumstances involved.’
A spokesperson for Fife Jammer Locations told the news outlet that the bus hit a van, which then collided with a house after hitting ‘pure ice’.
They said: ‘Top of the Glen’s, glen Feshie, Kirkcaldy. Pure ice, van hit house, near miss, school bus stuck.’
It comes as freezing conditions hit Britain, with temperatures expected to be as low as -9C in Scotland and -6C in Wales tonight, with further snow expected in the south.
There is also an amber cold health alert in place for the north west, west and east Midlands and south of England which will stay in place until Friday.
The alert from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) means ‘cold weather impacts are likely to be felt across the whole health service for an extended period of time’
It comes as the country tries to recover from the aftermath of Storm Henk – which saw many areas flooded and two people killed by falling trees.
The Met Office[2] has warned of ice and snow leading to slippery surfaces, advising drivers to be wary of ice patches on the roads.
Snow fell across Britain today as temperatures plunged to -7C.
Snowflakes were seen from County Durham to Kent and Cumbria to London[3].
Cars parked during a snow flurry in Lenham, Kent, this afternoon as temperatures plummet
Leeds Castle in Kent is covered in snow this afternoon as Met Office implemented an ice alert
A pedestrian crosses a bridge during a snow shower near Maidstone in Kent today
Flood misery also continued with 300 Environment Agency alerts or warnings in place after more than 1,800 properties were deluged by prolonged, intense rainfall.
The mercury is set to plummet tonight to -9C (16F) in Scotland, while tomorrow will again be very chilly with maximums of just 3C (37F) in much of southern England.
This morning, temperatures fell to -7C at Altnaharra in Scotland, -5C (23F) at Castlederg in Northern Ireland, -2C (28F) in Yeovilton, Somerset, and -1C (30F) at Keswick in the Lake District – while London and Birmingham both fell to 0C (32F).
And the Met Office issued a new 12-hour ice warning for southern England and South Wales from 3pm today until 3am tomorrow – with up to 0.8in (2cm) of snow set to fall this afternoon and evening in some areas, mostly over higher ground.
Also today, trains were still disrupted by flooding, including Great Western Railway between Reading and Westbury and CrossCountry between Gloucester and Lydney.
References
- ^ Emily Jane Davies (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Met Office (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ London (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ London (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Met Office (www.dailymail.co.uk)