Vehicle incident

At 2.42pm on Tuesday (25) crews from Leighton Buzzard and Toddington attended and supported the emergency service response at an incident involving a double-decker bus carrying school children from Milton Keynes on the A5 near Heath and Reach.

A small number of children received burn injuries, which are not deemed life-threatening, following a suspected leak from a part of the vehicle. Two children were conveyed to hospital by the ambulance service and the remaining passengers were triaged at the scene and discharged. The incident has been referred to the Health and Safety Executive for investigation.

The road is now open.

No fire service action was taken.