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| Girl dies in A38 Birmingham school trip crash | Girl dies in A38 Birmingham school trip crash |
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| A 14-year-old girl has died in a crash involving a minibus full of pupils going on a school art trip. | A 14-year-old girl has died in a crash involving a minibus full of pupils going on a school art trip. |
| Emergency services were called to the crash between the minibus and a bin lorry on the A38 in Castle Vale, Birmingham at 09:00 BST on Friday. | Emergency services were called to the crash between the minibus and a bin lorry on the A38 in Castle Vale, Birmingham at 09:00 BST on Friday. |
| Another girl was taken to hospital and 24 people, including the lorry driver, were treated at the scene. | Another girl was taken to hospital and 24 people, including the lorry driver, were treated at the scene. |
| The pupils were all from John Taylor High School in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire. | The pupils were all from John Taylor High School in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire. |
| The girl died at the crash scene, the ambulance service said. | |
| See more stories from across Birmingham and the Black Country here | See more stories from across Birmingham and the Black Country here |
| West Midlands Police said three teachers and a further 20 pupils were on the minibus. | West Midlands Police said three teachers and a further 20 pupils were on the minibus. |
| The teenager who suffered minor injuries was taken to Heartlands Hospital. | The teenager who suffered minor injuries was taken to Heartlands Hospital. |
| Machine worker Stephen Jones, 38, who works nearby, said: "I heard a big bang at 9am this morning - a massive bang. | Machine worker Stephen Jones, 38, who works nearby, said: "I heard a big bang at 9am this morning - a massive bang. |
| "I came over and had a look and the police were here with the sirens and they'd shut it all. | "I came over and had a look and the police were here with the sirens and they'd shut it all. |
| "I saw the coroner's ambulance and I heard a girl had passed away." | "I saw the coroner's ambulance and I heard a girl had passed away." |
| He added: "There are a lot of accidents here all the time, it's a busy road." | He added: "There are a lot of accidents here all the time, it's a busy road." |
| In a statement, Birmingham City Council confirmed the bin lorry belonged to the authority and said it was "deeply saddened" about what had happened. | |
| "As a city council trade waste vehicle was involved in the incident we will be fully co-operating with all investigations," it said. | |
| "We ask for drivers' patience while we work with the police to deal with the highways implications in this very sensitive situation." | |
| 'Understandably devastated' | 'Understandably devastated' |
| No arrests have been made, however, police said that both drivers were assisting with the "detailed and thorough" investigation. | |
| Supt Dean Hatton, head of the Central Motorway Police Group, said: "The family of the teenage girl has been informed and they are being supported by officers from our family liaison unit." | Supt Dean Hatton, head of the Central Motorway Police Group, said: "The family of the teenage girl has been informed and they are being supported by officers from our family liaison unit." |
| "We are also in contact with the school, and our colleagues at Staffordshire Police, who are understandably devastated as this occurred while their students were on a school trip." | "We are also in contact with the school, and our colleagues at Staffordshire Police, who are understandably devastated as this occurred while their students were on a school trip." |
| Asked by reporters if the pupils were wearing seatbelts, he replied: "That will be part of our investigation and, at the moment, I can't confirm either way whether or not pupils were wearing seatbelts or otherwise." | |
| He said he would not speculate on the cause of the collision. | |
| At the scene on Friday afternoon a detailed forensic examination was under way. | |
| From the roadside, damage to the bin lorry's front end was visible and the rear right-hand portion of the minibus had been covered over with a green tarpaulin. | |
| Officers were also carrying out skid tests and taking distance markings on the dual carriageway. | |
| In a statement published earlier on its website, the school added: "A number of our Year 9 and Year 12 students that are on an art trip have been involved in a serious road traffic accident this morning. | In a statement published earlier on its website, the school added: "A number of our Year 9 and Year 12 students that are on an art trip have been involved in a serious road traffic accident this morning. |
| "We are working to support those directly affected." | "We are working to support those directly affected." |
| The school is a specialist science and leadership academy and has 1,500 pupils. | The school is a specialist science and leadership academy and has 1,500 pupils. |
| It is located in Barton-under-Needwood, close to Burton-upon-Trent and Lichfield. | It is located in Barton-under-Needwood, close to Burton-upon-Trent and Lichfield. |
| The calendar on the school's website suggests a trip had been planned for Friday to Birmingham's Botanical Gardens and Wolverhampton Art Gallery. | The calendar on the school's website suggests a trip had been planned for Friday to Birmingham's Botanical Gardens and Wolverhampton Art Gallery. |
| It also shows the school's Year 11 prom was due to be held on Friday night. | It also shows the school's Year 11 prom was due to be held on Friday night. |
| Councillor John Clancy, leader of Birmingham City Council said he was "shocked and saddened by the tragic incident". | Councillor John Clancy, leader of Birmingham City Council said he was "shocked and saddened by the tragic incident". |
| Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant tweeted he was "heartbroken" to hear about the girl's death. | Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant tweeted he was "heartbroken" to hear about the girl's death. |
| West Midlands Police's Force Contact team earlier tweeted that the air ambulance had been sent to the crash scene and the road was expected to be closed for a "considerable time". | West Midlands Police's Force Contact team earlier tweeted that the air ambulance had been sent to the crash scene and the road was expected to be closed for a "considerable time". |
| It said: "Multiple resources are continuing to deal with a serious RTC on the A38 near to Forge Lane. This will be closed for some considerable time." | It said: "Multiple resources are continuing to deal with a serious RTC on the A38 near to Forge Lane. This will be closed for some considerable time." |