A woman and child have been left fighting for their lives after a horror school bus .
The young boy and woman in her 30s suffered life threatening injuries after the collision involving a silver Vauxhall Astra and a double decker school bus on the B3296 Meaver Road in Mullion, Cornwall. Four children on the school bus also sustained minor injuries and received treatment.
Police said emergency services rushed to the scene at around 8.40am on Monday morning following reports of the crash. The two occupants of the Vauxhall - a woman in her 30s and a young boy - sustained life-threatening injuries. Their next of kin have been made aware, and police said they "working closely" with the school to make sure the children who were on the bus at the time receive "suitable support", reports .
Officers are urging anyone who may have witnessed the crash to come forward. A spokesperson for said: "We are working closely with the school to make sure that suitable support is in place for the children involved. Anyone with any relevant information or dashcam footage which may assist the investigation is asked to contact police via the force website or by calling 101, quoting 50240260109."
The Coastguard were also involved in the emergency response, which saw one of the injured takne to hospital by air ambulance. A spokesperson for HM Coastguard told local media: "At around 8.45am today (Monday 14 October), HM Coastguard was made aware of an incident involving multiple vehicles at Mullion, Cornwall.
"Coastguard Rescue Teams from Falmouth, Mullion, Porthoustock were called, alongside HM Coastguard rescue helicopters from St Athan and Newquay. South Western Ambulance Service and Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service were also on scene. A casualty was taken to hospital by helicopter, and two casualties were transferred to hospital via ambulance."
