A child has died after a school coach carrying children and staff from a day trip crashed in Somerset.
The coach was carrying 60-70 passengers and was heading back to Minehead Middle School.
Speaking outside Bridgwater Police Centre, Chief Superintendent Mark Edgington of Avon and Somerset Police said: “A number of other people have presented or been taken to hospital, some with serious injuries.
“This includes two children who were taken to hospital by air ambulance, many passengers either sustained minor injuries or were physically unharmed and were transferred to a rest centre.
“Work to help them return to Minehead has been taking place throughout the evening.
“An investigation into the cause of this incident will be carried out.”
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