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A council and two taxi firm operators have been fined more than £15,000 over the death of a man whose electric buggy fell from the back of a minibus.

James Hunt, 85, was fatally injured when the lift on Hartlepool Council’s dial-a-ride bus malfunctioned.

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A group of schoolchildren from Manchester had a lucky escape when a tree branch crashed down on their minibus as it waited at traffic lights.

The bus, from the local Piper Hill School carrying disabled youngsters, was on Wythenshawe Road, when a 15-foot branch sfell from a large oak tree and tore into the roof of the vehicle.

Police said none of the children were hurt but most were left suffering from shock.
 

Four people have been taken to hospital following a collision involving a taxi and a car in Lancashire.

The incident happened at the junction of Garstang Road and Aqueduct Street in Preston just after midnight on Friday.The driver and passenger of the taxi and two occupants in a Ford Sierra were taken to hospital.

Their injuries are not thought to be serious.

A Teenage girl sustained serious injuries after being knocked down on Friday afternoon in Strabane.The 16 year old was taken to hospital after an incident involving a minibus at the Urney road bypass junction. The teenager sustained injuries to her spleen.

Police did speak with a number of witnesses at the scene but they want to hear from anyone who saw what happened and have not spoken with them.

The number to call is 0845 600 8000

Firefighters were called to a house in Milton Keynes on Friday afternoon after a minibus crashed through a wall.

It happened off Wickstead Avenue, Grange Farm.

A Fire crew from Great Holm Fire Station was called around 4.30pm to isolate the gas and electricity supplies and set up a cordon.

Firefighters made the vehicle safe and handed the incident over to building control staff from Milton Keynes Council.

No one was thought to be injured.