Overview
- A double-decker bus struck a period house on West Road in Ormesby St Margaret after turning into a junction on Thursday, causing a partial collapse and heavy structural damage.
- Emergency services from Great Yarmouth, Gorleston, Carrow and Dereham responded, closed the road and made the area safe, with witnesses helping passengers off the vehicle.
- Norfolk Police and a First Bus spokesman said there were no reports of injuries to passengers, the public or staff, and the bus showed a smashed windscreen in on-scene images.
- Crews planned to make the building safe before extracting the bus, with demolition work and a live-cable disconnection under consideration as part of immediate safety steps.
- Police have opened an investigation and further checks will determine liability, insurance claims and whether the damaged home can be repaired or requires longer-term work, affecting the owner and neighbours.