US EditionEverything We Know as Child Dies in School Coach Crash - Liverpool Echo
SOMERSET, ENGLAND, JUL 17 – One child died and 21 others were hospitalized after a school coach carrying up to 70 passengers overturned near Minehead, with emergency services declaring a major incident.
- On Thursday afternoon, Avon and Somerset Police Chief Superintendent Mark Edgington said emergency services responded to a coach collision on the A396 at Cutcombe Hill in Exmoor, involving a vehicle carrying approximately 60-70 people.
- Returning from a school outing, the coach was liaising with the school and emergency services, Peter Prior-Sankey, director of coach operator Ridlers, said.
- South Western Ambulance Service reported 21 patients conveyed to hospital by land and by air, Wayne Darch said, adding the incident was 'complex and technically difficult' for fire crews.
- According to British police, one child was killed and at least two others seriously injured, while the A396 remains closed in both directions and police asked people to avoid the area.
- Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said they will receive regular updates while urging the public to stay informed. Avon and Somerset Police said an investigation will be carried out.
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