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| A couple have died after their car was involved in a crash with a coach carrying youngsters to a marching band competition in North Yorkshire. | A couple have died after their car was involved in a crash with a coach carrying youngsters to a marching band competition in North Yorkshire. |
| The crash was on the A64 at Staxton near Scarborough on Sunday morning. | The crash was on the A64 at Staxton near Scarborough on Sunday morning. |
| The occupants of the car, a man and woman from South Yorkshire, died from their injuries, police confirmed. | The occupants of the car, a man and woman from South Yorkshire, died from their injuries, police confirmed. |
| Six people were injured on the coach, which was carrying adults and children from Pelsall near Walsall to Primrose Valley holiday park in Scarborough. | Six people were injured on the coach, which was carrying adults and children from Pelsall near Walsall to Primrose Valley holiday park in Scarborough. |
| All had suffered minor injuries and four needed hospital treatment, police said. | All had suffered minor injuries and four needed hospital treatment, police said. |
| Two killed in A64 coach crash | |
| Det Insp Geoff Carey said that after hitting the car the coach crashed through a hedge and collided with an unoccupied Winnebago-style camper van parked in front of a house. | Det Insp Geoff Carey said that after hitting the car the coach crashed through a hedge and collided with an unoccupied Winnebago-style camper van parked in front of a house. |
| "Had the Winnebago not been there the bus could have gone into the house," he said. | "Had the Winnebago not been there the bus could have gone into the house," he said. |
| "The coach was carrying a group of young people as well as adults and they are very shocked. | "The coach was carrying a group of young people as well as adults and they are very shocked. |
| "They have slight injuries but a great deal of shock." | "They have slight injuries but a great deal of shock." |
| A North Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: "We are unable to release any further information regarding the identities of the man and woman who died as we are in the process of notifying next of kin." | A North Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: "We are unable to release any further information regarding the identities of the man and woman who died as we are in the process of notifying next of kin." |
| The A64, a busy route to the coast, was closed in both directions at Staxton at the junction with the B1249. | The A64, a busy route to the coast, was closed in both directions at Staxton at the junction with the B1249. |
| "There is a build-up of traffic in the area and we would advise motorists to avoid the area," the police spokeswoman added. | "There is a build-up of traffic in the area and we would advise motorists to avoid the area," the police spokeswoman added. |
| She said the road was likely to remain closed until late afternoon. | She said the road was likely to remain closed until late afternoon. |