21 children taken to hospital after bus crash

Twenty-one children have been taken to hospital following a crash involving a school bus and a car which left a driver seriously injured.

The bus was travelling to Our Lady and St Patrick’s High School in Dumbarton when the collision happened in Renton Road at about 8:40am yesterday.

The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) sent six vehicles and an air ambulance to the scene.

The 27-year-old man driving the car, a Vauxhall Corsa, was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow in a serious condition.

West Dunbartonshire Council said a number of pupils were being treated for minor injuries.

In total, 23 patients were taken to two hospitals – the QEUH and the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.

Nineteen children and a woman from the school bus were taken to hospital by ambulance while another two children were taken by relatives.

The driver of the bus was not injured.

The bus was carrying pupils from the areas of Balloch and Old Bonhill.

A council spokesman said: “All affected parents and carers have been informed. Parents needing any information should contact the school.”