A double-decker bus carrying Hinkley Point employees overturned early this morning, injuring many. Emergency services...

Published: 10:20 am January 17, 2023
Updated: 10:14 am October 8, 2025
A Double-decker Bus Carrying Hinkley Point Employees Overturned Early This Morning, Injuring Many

A double-decker bus carrying Hinkley Point employees overturned early this morning, injuring many. Emergency services have been called to the scene of the accident on the A39 near Bridgwater’s Sandford Hill.     The emergency services are treating the injured and attempting to free some of the trapped workers on the bus. So far, few details about the crash, which occurred around 6 a.m. this morning, have emerged. It is believed that around 80 workers were on the bus on their way to their next shift.

A Double-decker Bus Carrying Hinkley Point Employees Overturned Early This Morning, Injuring Many
A Double-decker Bus Carrying Hinkley Point Employees Overturned Early This Morning, Injuring Many
“The bus is understood to have swerved to avoid a motorbike in icy conditions,” a source revealed. The air ambulance is on the scene, and medics have set up a triage area.” The crash site is about eight miles away from the nuclear power station.  
A Double-decker Bus Carrying Hinkley Point Employees Overturned Early This Morning, Injuring Many
A Double-decker Bus Carrying Hinkley Point Employees Overturned Early This Morning, Injuring Many
A significant number of police, fire, and ambulance units are on the scene, and a major incident has been declared,” said an Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson.

Three Air ambulances have been flown into the Bristol Royal Infirmary

A spokesman for Hinkley Point said he could not comment on how many workers were involved or whether they had been injured.

Emergency services are on the scene and travel to and from the site has been suspended,” he said in a statement.

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