A 10-year-old boy has died and several people are being treated in hospital for serious injuries after a coach returning from a school trip slid down a 20ft bank in Somerset.
The coach was travelling back from Exmoor Zoo to nearby Minehead Middle School in Somerset with approximately 60 to 70 passengers on board when it left the A396 at Cutcombe Hill.
Chief Superintendent Mark Edgington of Avon and Somerset Police brought an update to reporters Thursday evening at 9pm, confirming the fatality.
Speaking outside Bridgwater Police Centre, Mr Edgington said: “We can confirm tonight that one child has sadly died.
"A number of other people have presented or been taken to hospital, some with serious injuries.
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