Car smash on campus

A road traffic accident occurred on campus around 12:45pm on Sunday 19 June.

The crash, which occurred at the junction of Health Centre Road and University Road, involved a silver Toyota hatchback and a Travel Coventry number 12 bus. The car mounted the pavement and ended up off the road, against a tree outside Whitefields. There was considerable damage to the front end of the car, and minor damage to the front left corner of the bus.

One witness reported that the car had been turning out of Health Centre Road when it was hit by the bus.

Warwick Security responded to the incident, followed by an ambulance and two police patrol cars. It is believed there were no injuries as a result of the collision.

At time of writing, no comment was available from either the emergency services or the University.