The scene of this morning's collision in Woodway, Loosley Row. Click here for another picture.

9 July 2008

Firefighters helped release a man trapped in a van after it was involved in a collision with a bus containing a number of passengers this morning.

They were called to the incident in Woodway, Loosley Row, at 10.50am. Crews from High Wycombe and Princes Risborough attended.

Watch Manager Eamonn Eddowes, incident commander, said: "The van was on its side and resting against the front of the bus, so we had to stabilise it to make sure it didn't move.

"Although the driver appeared to be uninjured, he was unable to get out. The driver's door was flat against the road, and it was not possible to open the passenger door, which was facing upwards, because the wheel arch was damaged.

"We asked the driver to wind down the passenger window and we were then able to assist him out of the vehicle through the open window."

There were no reported injuries to bus passengers.