School bus carrying 40 children veers off-road in Northern Ireland crash

It is unclear how many people have been injured in the crash (Picture: Google)

A school bus carrying dozens of children has flipped off a country road in Northern Ireland.

Ambulance services and police have rushed to the scene of the crash in Belleeks at 3pm on Tuesday.

Pictures from the scene show a double-decker bus on its side as emergency responders try to gain access and seal off the road.

The school bus is thought to have carried around 40 children, according to the Northern Ireland Assembly member Justin McNulty.

A map shows where the school bus crashed on Tullyah Road in Northern Ireland (click to zoom) (Picture: Google Maps)

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All of the children ‘walked away from the scene and are home,’ he said.

Mr McNulty added: ‘It could have been much more serious but thankfully when an incident involves a school bus crash you hope the worst doesn’t happen but thankfully the children have walked away unscathed.’

The crash left the pupils in ‘significant shock,’ principal of St Paul’s High School, Dáithí Murray, said.

The pupils should attend school tomorrow ‘if they feel well enough’ and they will be signposted to support services, the headteacher added.

A spokesperson for the PSNI said: ‘Road users are advised of a collision in the Tullyah Road area of Belleeks between Newtownhamilton and Camlough.

‘Please avoid the area and seek alternative routes.

‘An update will be issued in due course.’

The B134 Tullyah Road remains closed both ways due to the collision, traffic analyst Inrix says.

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