About 70 children will take part in events starting next week to teach them how to behave when travelling on buses.

The Crucial Crew events, run by Cleveland Police, and supported by Arriva North East, will give children information and advice about how to behave to keep themselves and other passengers safe.

The sessions will take place at Redcar and Cleveland College's Connections Campus starting on Monday and continuing until Friday, July 9.

Arriva will be joined on the day by representatives of the police, fire service, coastguard, Network Rail, Redcar and Cleveland College and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.

Mike Barber, marketing manager for Arriva North East, said: "We are delighted to be able to support these events - and to give children help in understanding the dangers they could face if they play around on or near the roadway, or when travelling on the bus.

"Often, children are surprised to learn of the potential risk to their safety by activities such as attempting to open emergency exits, which they had only thought of as fooling about.

"It is quite a sobering experience for some.

"Our priority is to ensure that the safety of our customers and employees is not compromised. Teaching the importance of safe travel to young people can only help."