Police and emergency personnel are on the scene of a mass casualty collision at Lower Carlton in St. James, involving two Transport Board-owned electric buses.
According to police reports, the buses collided around 9:00 a.m. in the area as they were travelling in opposite directions.
Five ambulances are said to have responded to the scene, four of which were from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH).
Police said initial reports suggest that most of the over sixty passengers on the buses – most of whom were school children, sustained injuries and one person was reported transported to the QEH.
The injuries are reported to be non-life threatening.
A mass casualty outpost has been set up on-site to treat the injured.
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