Moment school bus loses control and smashes into parked cars after skidding on ice

This is the horror-inducing moment a school bus loses control before it skids on the ice and smashes into other cars. The double-decker was seen hitting multiple parked vehicles after it lost control down a bend on the ice in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on Monday morning. Thankfully, no children or passengers were on board at the time and the driver was uninjured in the smash.

CCTV shared with STV captured the moment on the residential street, which showed the skidding bus pushing one parked van into the side of a house. The road was subsequently closed as police dealt with the scene. Police Scotland[1] said: “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. Chapel Road was closed and has since reopened.” A spokeswoman for Stagecoach East Scotland[2] said: “One of our vehicles operating on Service SM1 was involved in an 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.”

Dunelm shoppers praise ‘expensive looking’ storage solution that ‘adds style’ to any room[3]

It came as the Met Office[4] issued a weather[5] warning for snow and ice in parts of the UK on Monday, with forecasters predicting some snow in higher parts of the country in the coming days. The UKHSA meanwhile has issued a rare amber weather alert for the North West, West Midlands, East Midlands and South West of England until 12pm on Friday 12 January.

Parts of the south, such as Cornwall, are predicted to see some wintry showers and possible snowfall on Tuesday, meteorologists said, due to a blast of cold air from the north which saw the mercury plummet as far as -8C in parts of the Scottish Highlands. Chief Met Office forecaster Paul Gundersen said: “High pressure is dominating our weather, sitting up to the northeast. “That will bring a real chill across the south but also bring in some snow showers across southern areas of England and south Wales.

Settling snow will be mainly confined to high ground at first, and most parts will see very little, but small accumulations are possible from late afternoon and through the first half of the night.” Tuesday is expected to remain mostly dry with sunny spells, but temperatures will peak at 3-4C. Parts of the south will likely feel even colder due to winds.

Parts of the South including London and Kent remained sprinkled with snow[6] on Tuesday morning after the mercury plummeted overnight. The Met Office currently has no warnings in place for Tuesday, although this may be subject to change as the day progresses. Meanwhile, parts of Britain remain devastated by the aftermath of Storm Henk which brought widespread flooding, with 116 flood warnings[7] remaining in force on Tuesday by the Environment Agency.

More than 1,800 homes were hit by the deluge as an onslaught of rain caused rivers to swell and burst.

References

1. ^ Police Scotland (www.mirror.co.uk)
2. ^ Scotland (www.mirror.co.uk)
3. ^ Dunelm shoppers praise ‘expensive looking’ storage solution that ‘adds style’ to any room (www.mirror.co.uk)
4. ^ Met Office (www.mirror.co.uk)
5. ^ weather (www.mirror.co.uk)
6. ^ snow (www.mirror.co.uk)
7. ^ flood warnings (www.mirror.co.uk)