The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) has declared a major incident following a school bus crash in county Down.

Police and emergency services are currently at the scene at Ballyblack Road East in Newtownards.

The double-decker bus was carrying more that 60 passengers, over 50 have minor injuries and 8 are being treated for more significant injuries at the scene.

News NI understands the majority of those onboard are pupils from Strangford College.

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) have deployed five fire appliances and a specialist team are at the scene of a “collision involving an overturned bus”.

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