Dramatic footage has captured the terrifying moment two schoolboys plummeted from the top floor window of a moving double-decker bus after engaging in a wrestling match. The incident occurred along Sutton Road in Walsall yesterday afternoon at approximately 3.30pm, leaving the youngsters with injuries described as potentially serious.
Chaotic Scene on Bus Top Deck
Video evidence shows the pair messing about at the rear of the bus's upper level, with onlookers recording the alarming sequence of events. The duo can be seen jostling and wrestling before one attempts to get his classmate into a headlock, encouraged by friends who are jeering them on. As they struggle, the boys move backwards towards the window, which suddenly gives way under their combined weight.
Emergency Response and Hospital Treatment
The sudden collapse of the window sent both boys tumbling to the ground below, their legs flailing in the air as horrified witnesses screamed. One person can be heard shouting 'Oh no' in the footage as the youngsters fall. Emergency services were quickly dispatched to the scene, with West Midlands Police confirming they were called just before 3.30pm.
A force spokesperson provided details: 'We were called to Sutton Road, Walsall, just before 3.30pm yesterday after two boys fell from the window of a moving bus. The boys were taken to hospital with injuries that are thankfully not believed to be life-changing. We have spoken to a number of witnesses and have been liaising with the bus company.'
Ambulance Service Deployment
West Midlands Ambulance Service sent significant resources to the incident, with a spokesperson explaining: 'We were called to an incident on Beacon Road in Aldridge at around 3.30pm and sent two ambulances and a paramedic officer to the scene. On arrival, crews found two teenage boys who they treated for potentially serious injuries before conveying them to Walsall Manor Hospital.'
Both boys received immediate medical attention at the scene before being transported to Walsall Manor Hospital for further assessment and treatment. Authorities have emphasised that while the injuries were considered potentially serious, they are not believed to be life-changing or life-threatening.
Recent Similar Incident in Greater Manchester
This alarming event comes just weeks after a remarkably similar incident in Greater Manchester. On January 7th, three schoolchildren fell out of the window of a double-decker bus on Bolton Road in Ashton-in-Makerfield. Those children, two aged 13 and one aged 14, were also rushed to hospital with potentially serious injuries.
In that case, police confirmed three secondary school pupils fell 'through a window on the top deck of a school bus' at around 3.50pm. The boys were pupils at nearby St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, with headteacher Mark Dumican writing to parents to confirm there were 'no life-threatening injuries' and that the boys were being 'assessed in hospital.'
Safety Concerns and Ongoing Investigation
The back-to-back incidents involving children falling from bus windows have raised significant safety questions about public transport vehicles. Authorities in both cases have confirmed they are liaising with bus companies and conducting thorough investigations into the circumstances surrounding these dangerous falls.
Witness statements are being collected in the Walsall incident, with police working to establish the full sequence of events that led to the window giving way. The combination of wrestling, movement at the rear of the bus, and potential window integrity issues are all being examined as contributing factors to this frightening accident.
