- A school coach carrying pupils from Minehead Middle School crashed on the A936 near Wheddon Cross, Somerset, on Thursday afternoon.
- The coach, returning from Exmoor Zoo, flipped and slid 20ft down an embankment, resulting in a complex and difficult incident for emergency services.
- One child tragically died at the scene, while 21 others sustained injuries, with two children airlifted to hospital in serious conditions.
- An off-duty firefighter, who was travelling behind the coach, was praised for immediately assisting in freeing passengers from the wreckage.
- Emergency services, including 20 ambulances, three air ambulances, fire crews, and police, responded to the incident, and an investigation into its cause is underway.
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