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Mytholmroyd bus crash: Man taken to hospital

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The car was travelling along Burnley Road towards Todmorden when it collided with the bus

A driver has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a car and a double-decker bus crashed.

The man, in his 20s, was injured when the Honda Civic car he was driving collided with the bus between Mytholmroyd and Luddenfoot at about 23:00 BST on Friday.

West Yorkshire Police said the driver of the bus suffered an injury to his head. None of the 16 passengers were seriously injured.

Witnesses are asked to contact police.

The force said the car was travelling along Burnley Road in the direction of Todmorden when it collided with the bus, which was travelling in the opposite direction.

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