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| Inquiry after fatal coach crash | Inquiry after fatal coach crash |
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| Crash investigators have resumed their search to find out what caused a coach to crash down an embankment, killing one person and injuring 70 others. | Crash investigators have resumed their search to find out what caused a coach to crash down an embankment, killing one person and injuring 70 others. |
| The coach collided with a car in Alton, Staffordshire, crashed through a wall and ended up in a garden near Alton Towers theme park on Monday evening. | The coach collided with a car in Alton, Staffordshire, crashed through a wall and ended up in a garden near Alton Towers theme park on Monday evening. |
| The vehicle was carrying migrant workers from Poland, Latvia Lithuania, Romania and South Africa. | The vehicle was carrying migrant workers from Poland, Latvia Lithuania, Romania and South Africa. |
| A 26-year-old man from Poland died and three people are critically ill. | A 26-year-old man from Poland died and three people are critically ill. |
| Police said 21 people were taken to hospitals in Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Burton-upon-Trent and in Selly Oak, Birmingham. | Police said 21 people were taken to hospitals in Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Burton-upon-Trent and in Selly Oak, Birmingham. |
| Three people are described as being in a critical condition, four are said to be stable, 12 are being treated for minor injuries and two have been discharged. | Three people are described as being in a critical condition, four are said to be stable, 12 are being treated for minor injuries and two have been discharged. |
| It's mayhem, absolute mayhem Martin Bredda, local resident Villagers tell of crash fears | It's mayhem, absolute mayhem Martin Bredda, local resident Villagers tell of crash fears |
| The rest of the passengers were taken to Alton Towers for treatment after the crash on Station Road. | The rest of the passengers were taken to Alton Towers for treatment after the crash on Station Road. |
| The British coach driver, who is thought to be from Lincolnshire, was seriously injured, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. | The British coach driver, who is thought to be from Lincolnshire, was seriously injured, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. |
| Emergency crews said the passengers were believed to have been living in the Peterborough area and had been on a trip to the theme park. | Emergency crews said the passengers were believed to have been living in the Peterborough area and had been on a trip to the theme park. |
| Ch Insp John Maddox, of Staffordshire Police, said the bus had been coming down a steep hill towards the bridge at the bottom, but failed to go around a steep bend, hit the wall and dropped into the garden. | Ch Insp John Maddox, of Staffordshire Police, said the bus had been coming down a steep hill towards the bridge at the bottom, but failed to go around a steep bend, hit the wall and dropped into the garden. |
| He said officers were using interpreters to help speak to witnesses, and they were also speaking to "relevant embassies" to keep them fully informed. | He said officers were using interpreters to help speak to witnesses, and they were also speaking to "relevant embassies" to keep them fully informed. |
| 'Like thunder' | 'Like thunder' |
| Mr Maddox said investigators would be examining the coach on Tuesday morning, and afterwards specialist equipment would be used to move the vehicle. | Mr Maddox said investigators would be examining the coach on Tuesday morning, and afterwards specialist equipment would be used to move the vehicle. |
| He added that Station Road would remain closed until the coach had been removed. | He added that Station Road would remain closed until the coach had been removed. |
| Two air ambulances, 10 land ambulances, five rapid response vehicles and five fire engines were sent to the scene. | Two air ambulances, 10 land ambulances, five rapid response vehicles and five fire engines were sent to the scene. |
| Ian Sloss, of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, said crews had been working "very hard in difficult circumstances" because of the awkward position in which the bus had ended up. | Ian Sloss, of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, said crews had been working "very hard in difficult circumstances" because of the awkward position in which the bus had ended up. |
| It is believed the bus was carrying foreign workers | It is believed the bus was carrying foreign workers |
| Terri Peachey, whose garden the coach crashed into, said she heard a sound "like thunder" when the accident happened, and found injured people "bleeding", screaming and "lying on the floor crying" in her garden. | Terri Peachey, whose garden the coach crashed into, said she heard a sound "like thunder" when the accident happened, and found injured people "bleeding", screaming and "lying on the floor crying" in her garden. |
| Martin Bredda, who lives close to the crash scene, described the crash as "an accident waiting to happen". | Martin Bredda, who lives close to the crash scene, described the crash as "an accident waiting to happen". |
| "It's a narrow country road. It's mayhem, absolute mayhem," he said. | "It's a narrow country road. It's mayhem, absolute mayhem," he said. |
| "We had a torrential downpour of rain just before it happened." | "We had a torrential downpour of rain just before it happened." |
| The theme park sent a minibus to the scene to collect anyone who had been released by the ambulance crews, a spokeswoman for Alton Towers said. | The theme park sent a minibus to the scene to collect anyone who had been released by the ambulance crews, a spokeswoman for Alton Towers said. |
| The bus is not connected to the theme park, she added. | The bus is not connected to the theme park, she added. |
| Did you witness the crash? Send us your eye witness accounts using the form below. | Did you witness the crash? Send us your eye witness accounts using the form below. |