Investigation in Bluestar bus crash continues after six weeks

Drone pictures above the incident as a bus has crashed into the River Itchen off Bishopstoke Road. <i>(Image: Dean Owens)</i>
Drone pictures above the incident as a bus has crashed into the River Itchen off Bishopstoke Road. (Image: Dean Owens)
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The investigation into a terrifying college bus crash remains ongoing, police have confirmed.

It has been six weeks since the shocking crash that saw the Bluestar 607 double-decker bus, carrying 19 students from Barton Peveril College, veer off Bishopstoke Road and slam into the River Itchen.

A teenage girl was "seriously" injured in the crash, and the 69-year-old driver was also in hospital with "serious injuries".

A further three passengers, two girls and one boy, all 17, sustained serious injuries.

Police and Bluestar have now both confirmed that their investigations remain ongoing.

Following the crash, Detective Sergeant Gary Doughty, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, asked people not to speculate on the potential cause of the crash.

He said: "This will be a thorough investigation and all lines of enquiry will be followed to determine the circumstances."

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