US EditionThousands raised for families of Somerset bus crash victims
SOMERSET, ENGLAND, JUL 20 – A bus carrying 60 to 70 Minehead Middle School pupils and staff overturned, killing one child and hospitalizing nine others, prompting over £36,000 in community fundraising support.
- On Thursday afternoon, a school bus carrying 60 to 70 pupils and staff left the A396 at Cutcombe Hill, overturned and slid down a 20ft slope, resulting in one child's death and multiple hospitalizations.
- Accident investigators are expected to remain on site on the A396 Cutcombe Hill until Wednesday , while highway repairs are scheduled for completion by Friday .
- Three separate fundraising campaigns have raised over £21,000 in just over 24 hours, with floral tributes left outside Minehead Middle School gates, and Bobbie Rammond spearheaded the efforts beginning on Friday.
- Avon and Somerset Police declared the collision a major incident at about 3:00 PM BST, the Rev Philip Butcher called it `absolutely numbing`,
- Community support efforts will continue while the road closure remains in place, and the PA news agency understands the road will stay closed until the beginning of next week.
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