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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Laura Pollock

Double decker school bus skids on ice and smashes into parked cars

A DOUBLE decker school bus span and smashed into multiple parked cars on a residential street when it hit black ice on a hill in Fife.

Emergency services were called to Chapel Road in Kirkcaldy on Monday morning when the Stagecoach bus skidded into a garden wall.

The bus was on its way to St Marie’s Primary School, however no passengers were on the bus at the time.

Police Scotland said they were called at about 08:30am and confirmed that no one had been injured in the incident.

Footage showed the bus smashing into several parked cars as it skidded uncontrollably into a van which subsequently hit a house.

A spokesperson for Stagecoach East Scotland said: "One of our vehicles operating on service SM1 was involved in an incident on Chapel Road in Kirkcaldy this morning in icy conditions.

“Safety is our absolute priority, and we will investigate the full circumstances involved."

The road has since reopened.

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