SEVEN children from Rainford High School were taken to Whiston Hospital after their school bus was involved in a collision with a motorcyclist.

The accident happened on Rookery Lane, Rainford at 3.30pm on Thursday, February 12 as the pupils were on their way home from school. Seven children were taken to hospital where doctors treated them for minor injuries and shock. Paramedics treated the cyclist for slight injuries but he refused hospital treatment.

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