Teenager recalls moments before bus burst into flames near Barnard Castle

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Teesdale,Durham County Council

Tyler Heaviside, 15, was heading to school when he and his fellow pupils had to evacuate the vehicle which burst into flames just seconds later.

A pupil on board a bus that caught fire en route to school says they were moments away from disaster.

"If you would touch them, it would like burn your hand. We went round the corner and then this smoke started to come through the back of the seats where we were sitting. And while grateful he was safe, Mr Heaviside said he and other parents are concerned and question if the bus should have been on the road in the first place.

They said: "At Hodgsons, planned maintenance inspections are carried out on our vehicles at least every 42 days. Vehicles are also checked daily by the drivers.

 

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