Motorcyclist is feared dead after a head-on crash with double decker bus that erupted into a fireball just yards from a children’s play area
- The bus and the motorbike collided in Filey, North Yorkshire at 5pm today
- A huge fireball engulfed both vehicles with the blaze spreading to a playground
- Horrified children witnessed the tragic collision which was yards away
- One parent videoed the aftermath and shared the footage on social media
A motorcyclist is feared dead after a head-on crash between a bus and motorbike – just yards from a children’s play area where youngsters watched in horror.
The double decker coach was left blazing from end to end after the collision outside a busy holiday park.
The motorcyclist was feared to have died in the wreckage outside the Blue Dolphin holiday park near Filey, North Yorkshire.
Children looked on in horror after a bus burst into flames after it collided with a motorbike in Filey, North Yorkshire around 5pm
It is feared the motorcyclist may have died in the horrific collision which also destroyed the bus
Shocking footage shows the double decker on fire next to the blackened skeleton of a giant tepee. The flames have also engulfed the boundary fences to the park.
The slides and swings are deserted after children fled the play area in terror following the crash around 5pm.
The carnage was filmed by parents, one of whom told their child: ‘This is why you never play with fire. It is so dangerous.’
A pall of choking smoke hung over the area as the Yorkshire air ambulance helicopter came into land.
The scene was cordoned off and motorists were advised to avoid the area.
The cause of the crash is not yet clear and the condition of the bus driver or motorcyclist are not known.
North Yorkshire Police said: ‘Police, fire and ambulance services are currently in attendance at a serious collision between a motorcycle and a bus on Stonepit Lane in Filey, near to the Blue Dolphin holiday park.
‘The collision occurred just after 5pm this evening (Thurs 16 July 2020)
‘The road is currently closed and is expected to remain closed for some time. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and find alternative routes.’
The fire service later extinguished the blaze.