Five children are rushed to hospital as bus crashes into pedestrians outside Welsh school 

Villagers were horrified by the crash – and suspected the school bus driver may have blacked out at the wheel while on the school run.

Police are investigating how the school bus and ‘a number of young pedestrians’ were involved in the crash about 3.25pm.

The male bus driver was also taken to hospital after the collision near the village’s high school.

There were no passengers on board at the time of the collision in School Lane. The road was later closed with diversions in place.

The Wales Air Ambulance was called to airlift children to hospital but no details were revealed of their condition.

A police spokesman said: ‘Dyfed-Powys Police is at the scene of a road traffic collision which occurred at about 3.25 today, 23rd May 2022 on School Lane, just off Neuadd Lane, Llanfair Caereinion, Welshpool.

‘A school bus and a number of young pedestrians were involved in the collision.

‘The male driver of the bus and five children have been taken to hospital.

‘There were no passengers on the bus.

‘The road is closed with diversions in place. Please avoid the area if possible.’

Villagers were shocked at the commotion with a fleet of ambulances at the scene.

One said: ‘We’ve heard the driver must have blacked out at the wheel or collapsed and hit the children who were waiting to go home.

‘This is such a quiet place and this is quite shocking.’