Cliff Notes
- A 10-year-old boy tragically died in a recent school coach accident in Somerset, with a specially trained officer assisting the grieving family.
- 21 individuals, including two children airlifted to hospital, remain under care following the crash, which involved approximately 60 to 70 people near Minehead.
- The coach reportedly overturned onto its roof and slid down an embankment; local MP highlighted the road’s challenging conditions contributing to the incident.
Child who died in Minehead school coach crash was 10-year-old boy, police say | UK News
The child who died in a school coach crash in Somerset on Thursday was a 10-year-old boy, Avon and Somerset Police have said.
A specially trained officer is supporting the child’s family, the force said, adding that two children taken to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children by air ambulance remain there as of Friday.
Four children and three adults also remain in hospital in Somerset.
There were between 60 to 70 people on board when the incident happened near Minehead, just before 3pm on Thursday.
The coach was heading to Minehead Middle School when it crashed on the A396 between Wheddon Cross and Timbercombe.
Police said that 21 people were taken to hospital, including two children who were taken via air ambulance.
Gavin Ellis, chief fire officer for Devon and Somerset, said the coach “overturned onto its roof and slid approximately 20ft down an embankment”.
Rachel Gilmour, MP for Tiverton and Minehead, said the road where it happened is “very difficult to manoeuvre”.
“You have a very difficult crossing at Wheddon Cross, and as you come out to dip down into Timbercombe, the road is really windy and there are very steep dips on either side,” she told Sky’s Anna Botting.