US EditionChild who died in Minehead school coach crash was 10-year-old boy, police say
SOMERSET, ENGLAND, JUL 17 – The coach carrying around 70 passengers flipped and slid down a 20-foot embankment, injuring 21 others while the cause remains under investigation, police said.
- On Thursday, July 17, a coach carrying 60 to 70 passengers overturned on the A396 at Cutcombe Hill, slid 20ft down, and a 10-year-old boy died, police confirmed.
- Amid a return journey from Exmoor Zoo, rescue teams declared a major incident, and the steep, unguarded embankment complicates scene investigation.
- Rescue efforts lasted several hours as emergency teams reached the overturned coach, with two children airlifted to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and four children plus three adults remaining in Somerset hospitals.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said `There are no adequate words to acknowledge the death of a child.`, and the Rev Philip Butcher said `It was absolutely numbing, there are no words to describe what happened yesterday`, while Minehead Middle School remained closed on Friday.
- The A396 north of Wheddon Cross is expected to remain closed while investigations continue, and Chief Superintendent Mark Edgington appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage, urging calls to 101 with reference 5225201782.
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