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| A bus mounted the pavement and crashed into a hotel, hitting four women, when the driver collapsed at the wheel, police have said. | A bus mounted the pavement and crashed into a hotel, hitting four women, when the driver collapsed at the wheel, police have said. |
| The driver, a 71-year-old man from south Shropshire, died at the scene of the crash outside The Feathers Hotel on Bull Ring, Ludlow, on Friday evening. | The driver, a 71-year-old man from south Shropshire, died at the scene of the crash outside The Feathers Hotel on Bull Ring, Ludlow, on Friday evening. |
| Two of the women were seriously injured and remain in a stable condition in hospital, according to police. | Two of the women were seriously injured and remain in a stable condition in hospital, according to police. |
| The other two were treated for minor injuries, the ambulance service said. | The other two were treated for minor injuries, the ambulance service said. |
| All four women were taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. | All four women were taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. |
| Four fire engines and five ambulances went to the scene. | Four fire engines and five ambulances went to the scene. |
| An ambulance service spokesman said: "Ambulance crews with the help of fire crews also worked together to reach and treat the driver of the bus. | An ambulance service spokesman said: "Ambulance crews with the help of fire crews also worked together to reach and treat the driver of the bus. |
| "Despite their collective best efforts, nothing could be done to save him." | "Despite their collective best efforts, nothing could be done to save him." |
| The ambulance service said it was called to the scene at about 1720 GMT. | The ambulance service said it was called to the scene at about 1720 GMT. |
| West Mercia police has appealed for witnesses. |