School bus roof ‘ripped off’ in railway bridge crash – three children taken to hospital

20 Oct 2026 • 7:49 PM MYT
The Independent
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School bus roof ‘ripped off’ in railway bridge crash – three children taken to hospital

  • Three children were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a double-decker school bus collided with a railway bridge in Newport.
  • Emergency services, including Gwent Police, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, and the Welsh Ambulance Service, attended the incident on Tregare Street at around 7.45am on Tuesday.
  • Footage shared on social media revealed that the roof of the double-decker bus was completely ripped off during the collision with the bridge.
  • The road remained closed for several hours while emergency crews worked at the scene, with police lifting the cordon shortly after 11am.
  • Rail services in the area were temporarily suspended due to the bridge collision, with Cross Country Trains warning passengers of lingering delays and potential cancellations after lines reopened.

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