A school teacher and a driver have been injured after a coach full of pupils careered off a busy A-road and ploughed into a ditch.

There were 29 children and four teachers on their way to a school trip when the bus crashed on the A36 near Ower roundabout on Thursday morning.

A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: ‘We are currently dealing with a single vehicle collision on the A36 between the Ower roundabout and junction 2 of the M27.

‘A school coach, travelling from the Bristol area, left the southbound carriageway and went into a ditch.

‘We understand that there were 33 passengers on board, 29 schoolchildren who were uninjured and four teachers, one of whom had a minor leg injury treated at the scene.

‘The school is aware of the incident and all parents have been contacted.

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