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NewsGirl, 14, taken to hospital with suspected serious head injury after being hit by bus in SaltburnPolice officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following the collision

involving a bus and a 14-year-old pedestrian in SaltburngazetteliveBookmarkShareNewsByPoppy KennedyChief Reporter10:00, 2 JUN 2025Updated10:33, 2 JUN 2025BookmarkEmergency services in Marske

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A teenage girl has been taken to hospital after she was hit by a bus in Saltburn.

The 14-year-old was taken to James Cook University Hospital with a suspected serious head injury on Saturday, May 31. Emergency services were called to a collision involving a bus and the

14-year-old pedestrian at around 11pm on Marske Road, in Saltburn.

Officers are now appealing for witnesses or anyone with information about the collision to come forward. The road, which is one of the main routes in and out of the seaside town, was closed

between the junction with West Avenue and and Ruskin Avenue for several hours into the early hours of Sunday, June 1.

A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service confirmed on Sunday: "We dispatched two ambulance crews and a clinical team leader to the scene, and requested support from our colleagues

at the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) who attended by road.”

A spokesperson for Stagecoach North East said: "We can confirm there was an incident involving one of our vehicles on Saturday evening in Saltburn, which has resulted in a member of the

public being treated in hospital.

"Safety remains our number one priority. We are working with the police in their enquiries, to determine the full circumstances of this incident.”

Photographs from the scene show a road block in place and damage to the windscreen of the bus.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: "Officers are appealing for information on a collision involving a coach and a 14-year-old girl in Saltburn yesterday, Saturday 31st May.

Damage to the front windscreen of the bus as police road block in place (Image: Terry Blackburn)

"The incident happened at around 11pm on Marske Road in Saltburn. The girl was taken to James Cook University Hospital with a suspected serious head injury.

"Witnesses or anyone who has dashcam footage, doorbell footage or CCTV should call 101 quoting reference 98624."

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