Child killed and several injured in Somerset coach crash

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A child has died and several people are injured after a coach crash at Cutcombe Hill in Somerset on Thursday afternoon. The coach was returning to Minehead Middle School from Exmoor Zoo when it slid down a six-metre bank off the A396. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00approximately 60 to 70 people were believed to be on board at the time a major incident was

00:28declared with police fire and ambulance services dispatching crews to the scene the coach was

00:34carrying a number of adults and children to minehead middle school when it overturned we

00:40can confirm tonight that one child has sadly died a formal identification process will need to be

00:47carried out but our thoughts and sympathies are with their family who are in contact with who in

00:52contact with at this time and specially trained officers are with them to provide support

01:22it's been everybody's worst nightmare

01:26you know i've got four children i used to send them off on school trips with their packed lunches

01:33i just expect them to come home

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