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| A British tourist coach has crashed into a house in Belgium, leaving four people seriously injured, Belgian police have said. | |
| They reported that three British tourists were among the seriously hurt in the crash near the coastal city of Middelkerke on Sunday morning. | |
| The tourist coach was from Rotherham-based Leger Holidays. | |
| The accident happened when the coach swerved to avoid a car and hit a house causing part of a wall to collapse. | The accident happened when the coach swerved to avoid a car and hit a house causing part of a wall to collapse. |
| Belgian police spokesman Roy Van De Gunst said those seriously injured have been taken to hospitals in Bruges, Veurne and Ostend. | Belgian police spokesman Roy Van De Gunst said those seriously injured have been taken to hospitals in Bruges, Veurne and Ostend. |
| 'No escape' | 'No escape' |
| Passengers with less severe injuries have been taken to Ostend. | Passengers with less severe injuries have been taken to Ostend. |
| Those who were not injured have been assisted by the Red Cross in the fire station in Middelkerke. | |
| Mr Van De Gunst said the coach had hit a house after trying to avoid a collision with a car. | Mr Van De Gunst said the coach had hit a house after trying to avoid a collision with a car. |
| "The car came from a side street and the driver of the coach saw the car and tried to avoid a collision but came into contact with the house because there was no escape for him possible," he said. | "The car came from a side street and the driver of the coach saw the car and tried to avoid a collision but came into contact with the house because there was no escape for him possible," he said. |
| He said the coach was carrying middle-aged people and pensioners. | He said the coach was carrying middle-aged people and pensioners. |
| In a statement Leger Holidays said the crash happened after an overnight stop at 1110 local time (1010 BST). | In a statement Leger Holidays said the crash happened after an overnight stop at 1110 local time (1010 BST). |
| Leger said 20 uninjured passengers were staying at a fire station before being moved to a hotel, and had been joined by 10 of the injured who had already been treated in hospital. | Leger said 20 uninjured passengers were staying at a fire station before being moved to a hotel, and had been joined by 10 of the injured who had already been treated in hospital. |
| A further seven passengers and crew were still in hospital, the company said. | |
| The company said the coach, carrying 35 passengers and two crew, was returning to the UK following a nine-day tour of Prague, Vienna and Budapest. | The company said the coach, carrying 35 passengers and two crew, was returning to the UK following a nine-day tour of Prague, Vienna and Budapest. |
| Friends and relatives should call 01709 786502 for further information and check the Leger Holidays website at www.leger.co.uk. | Friends and relatives should call 01709 786502 for further information and check the Leger Holidays website at www.leger.co.uk. |
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