Several persons were injured on Thursday afternoon after the driver of a speeding route 44 minibus lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a canal.

The bus , bearing registration BWW 1243 ,was plying the Buxton/Georgetown route when the driver allegedly drove through the traffic light along the Rupert Craig Highway , close to Sheriff Street . In the process , the minibus clipped the side of a canter truck  and ran off the roadway.

Public spirited citizens responded to the accident and assisted by transporting the injured passengers to the hospital.