Two people hospitalised after double decker bus overturns on rural road

Two people have been hospitalised after the double-decker bus they were riding on toppled over on a rural road.

Dramatic pictures from the scene show the Go North East bus lying in the foliage on its side with the front and back upper deck broken out.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene near Stanley, County Durham shortly after 12.30pm after the vehicle tipped over.

Fire crews assisted to make the vehicle safe, and paramedics treated 11 patients at the scene, two of which were taken to University Hospital North Durham for further treatment. No one is believed to be seriously injured.