M53 school bus crash: Survivor describes 'shock' and flashbacks after death of student Jessica Baker and driver Stephen Shrimpton

Mr Shrimpton, 40, was"suffering medical issues" while at the wheel, his sister-in-law Emily wrote on a crowdfunding page.Police said 58 people were involved in the crash. Four children were taken to hospital, one of whom, a 14-year-old boy, is said to have sustained life-changing injuries.'People lying down everywhere'

After the bus hit a central reservation, the teenager told Sky News he eventually managed to climb through the smashed front window, but says what he saw was distressing."I looked around and there's just people lying down everywhere. Bags are everywhere," the pupil said."There's glass everywhere. And it's just like blood everywhere. I've seen both my mates on the floor, but I thought they were dead.

"I looked around again and saw a girl stood next to me. I was in shock, I put my hand on my face. I looked back at my hand and it was covered in blood, I remember saying, this can't be my blood."Some of the students were eventually taken to nearby hospitals, while others were taken to an emergency services training centre in Wallasey, with 13 treated for minor injuries.

The pupil Sky News spoke to says he was certain no other students had died, so it came as a shock when he heard that Jessica had lost her life."Obviously it could have been me in that position" he said. She's basically my age really, it's just a horrible thing to think about." The teenager has been to A&E for his physical injuries but says the mental impact of what happened is causing flashbacks, including when in the car, and when there are sudden noises."A couple of hours after it had happened, when I was sat upstairs. I'd realised it was crazy, I still don't know how, like, I got up so quick and things like that and I don't know how I weren't screaming, crying.

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