A BUS carrying scores of schoolkids crashed into a ditch this morning.

       Ambulance crews raced to the scene following reports that a double decker full of passengers had veered off the road at around 8.15am.

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       Police on the scene after a bus crashed into a ditch Credit: Eddie Mitchell 5

       The double decker was carrying many schoolchildren Credit: Eddie Mitchell 5

       Ambulance crews raced to the scene in Sidlesham near Chichester, West Sussex Credit: Eddie Mitchell

       Photos from the scene show a yellow 700 Coastliner at what appears to be a 45 degree angle in Sidlesham near Chichester, West Sussex, during rush hour.

       Unconfirmed reports suggest it careered off the road to avoid another car.

       Paramedics treated several people for minor injuries at the scene on Highleigh Road, but no-one required hospitalisation.

       The area between Keynor Lane and Rotten Row is partially blocked following the collision.

       A spokesperson for South East Coast Ambulance Service said: "We were called out at around 8.15am to Highleigh Road near Chichester to reports that a bus had left the road.

       "We sent ambulance crews who dealt with a small number of minor injuries.

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       "No-one required hospital treatment and there were no serious injuries."

       A spokesperson for bus company Stagecoach South added: "We can confirm one of our buses was involved in an incident this morning at Highleigh Road at Sidlesham.

       "There have been no injuries to anybody on the bus, and we are giving the police our full support in their investigation into the incident."

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       The bus is believed to have veered off the road to escape another car Credit: Eddie Mitchell 5

       The bus company and ambulance said no one was injured Credit: Eddie Mitchell