EIGHT children and the driver of a coach needed treatment following a crash which has closed a busy junction in Pershore.
A HGV and a coach collided on the B4084 near the junction of the Three Springs Road.
The coach was carrying children between the ages of seven and eight from the St Nicholas Church of England Middle School in Pinvin.
It is believed eight children and the driver of the coach have been taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital to be treated for minor cuts and bruises.
The remaining students were uninjured and were taken back to school on alternative transport where they were reunited with their parents.
The road has been closed and motorists are advised to avoid the area where possible.
Anybody who may have seen the incident is asked to call the non-emergency 101 number quoting the incident 384 of the 2nd December.
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