A school bus carrying six children overturned into a water-filled ditch this afternoon.

Emergency services were called to Garden Lane, at the junction of Leverington Common, in Wisbech just after 5pm following reports of the incident.

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The children were rescued from the bus and are not believed to be injured but the driver suffered minor injuries and will be taken to hospital as a precaution.

The nearby Station Road is expected to remain closed well into the evening and motorists are being advised to find alternative routes.