Twenty-six pupils were rescued by fire crews after a school bus became stuck in flood water between Newton-on-Ouse and Tollerton. The council says the driver had taken the bus through a road closure sign.
'Detailed investigations' will be carried out to find out why a bus carrying 26 pupils became stuck in flood water near York this morning.
Stephensons of Easingwold has issued a statement apologising to the pupils involved, after the driver drove past a road closure sign.
Here is the full statement:
15-year-old Grace Abbott called 999 after her school bus became stuck in flood water. The driver had ignored a road closure sign.
Pictures show the scene inside a school bus that became stranded in flood water this morning, with around thirty pupils on board.