How tragic seaset bus accident has occurred as a child is killed

A child has died coach Travel back Khan middle school In Reversed Flipped on his roof on a remote road in Examur.

Avon and Summerset police announced A major incident and emergency services reached the scene of the accident on Thursday afternoon.

Some passengers were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries, including two children, who were rushed to the hospital in the air.

Where was the coach traveling?

The coach was driving at A396 in Cutcombe Hill at 3.15 pm on Thursday, when he got off the road and fell 20 feet below a bank.

It was traveling from the Examur Zoo, taking the children back to the Minhed Middle School after a school visit.

The accident was just five days away from the end of the period.

Who was the injured?

About 60 to 70 passengers were on a ship in the coach carrying five children from the Minhead Middle School, which completes for students between the ages of nine to 14 years.

21 people were injured in the accident, including two children, who were hospitalized with serious injuries.

Avon and Somerset police said on Thursday evening that a child was killed after the accident.

Speaking outside the Brijwatter Police Center, Chief Superintendent Mark Edington said: “Many others have introduced in the hospital or have been taken with some serious injuries.

“It includes two children, who were rushed to the hospital by an air ambulance, many passengers either suffered minor injuries or were physically untoward and were transferred to a rest center.

“Work is being done throughout the evening to help them work. The cause of this incident will be investigated.”

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What were the emergency services at the scene?

An off-duty fire fighter was traveling behind the coach, when he got out of the road, Gavin Ellis of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said.

The fire fighter was able to start the passengers from the coach before the arrival of additional emergency services including fire, ambulances and police.

Wayne Dart, Deputy Director of Operations for the South Western Ambulance Service, said: “We declared a major event, which has since stood down.

“We sent 46 resources to the scene, including 20 double-crude ambulances, three air ambulances, one command team and two dangerous field reaction teams.

“We treated many patients at the scene and took 21 patients to the hospital through land and air.”

After the passengers were emptied, several were held at a rest center in a pub of the whadan cross, while attempts were made to take them back to the minhead.

What caused the accident?

Currently it is not known what the coach did under the road and did under the 20 -foot bank.

Rachel Gilmer, MPs of Timarton and Minhead described the road, where a school coach overturned as “very difficult for maneuver” at a coach Samarset and said that he was heartbroken for the affected families.

He told the BBC breakfast that the accident was “very frightening”.

When asked about the region, Ms. Gilmer said: “It is a very difficult road, very, very steep, very wind, and it is the nature of rural roads in my constituency, you know, the mine is famous, famous is famous, only a road that takes you to A39 and if you are coming from where you are coming from, I live in bumpan or you are the roads that are there, you are the roads. ,

There will be an investigation now due to the accident, the police urged people not to speculate on the incident.

The trust that runs a school, whose disciples were on the coach, who crashed near Minhead, Summerset, have said that it is working together emergency services,

In a statement, the Beacon Education Multi-Academy Trust, which runs a Minhead Middle School, said: “We are working closely with emergency services and relevant officials this afternoon to support our students, families and employees in this difficult time.

“As soon as more information is available, we will update our school community further, and we manage this developed position with care and sensitivity to your patience and understanding.”