Flames engulf coach after engine fault causes blaze near Shropshire
A coach was destroyed after an engine fault caused flames to rip through the back of the vehicle.
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The Wrexham to Whitchurch service bus caught fire while travelling along the A539, in Penley, near Ellesmere, at about 9.20am yesterday.
A fire crew from Ellesmere and one from Wrexham tackled the blaze.
There were no passengers on board the 146 service, which is operated by GHA Coaches, and the driver escaped unharmed.
A spokeswoman for the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "The coach caught fire due to an engine fault. Around 50 per cent of the vehicle was damaged."
A witness is reported to have said they saw smoke coming out the top of the coach.
