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Twenty-six injured in coach crash Twenty-six injured in coach crash
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Twenty-six people have been injured in a crash involving a coach and a lorry in North Lincolnshire.Twenty-six people have been injured in a crash involving a coach and a lorry in North Lincolnshire.
The accident happened on the A18 at Mortal Ash Hill, near Scunthorpe, just after 0800 BST.The accident happened on the A18 at Mortal Ash Hill, near Scunthorpe, just after 0800 BST.
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said nine coach passengers had serious injuries and firefighters had to free three people from the wreckage.Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said nine coach passengers had serious injuries and firefighters had to free three people from the wreckage.
All the injured people are adults who were on a trip to London. The A18 is closed in both directions.All the injured people are adults who were on a trip to London. The A18 is closed in both directions.
A North Lincolnshire Council spokesman said the road was expected to be closed for at least two hours.
Four crews of firefighters from Scunthorpe and Winterton stations were called to the crash.Four crews of firefighters from Scunthorpe and Winterton stations were called to the crash.
A fire brigade spokesman said: "Many of the injured were attended to at the scene and were then taken to hospital by a second smaller coach. A fire brigade spokesman said the injured passengers were taken to local hospitals in a fleet of ambulances. He said paramedics used minibuses at the scene as triage points.
"A fleet of ambulances have taken the more seriously injured to hospital." A Humberside Police spokeswoman said the coach collided with the rear of a large skip lorry between the Morrisons supermarket and the Corus steelworks.
"There were initially some passengers trapped, but that was due to damage to the bus door, rather than them being trapped in their seats," she said.
All the passengers and the driver, who was experiencing pain in his sternum, were taken to hospital for checks.
Most were suffering from minor injuries including shock, cuts and bruises. No one is thought to have life-threatening injuries.
A North Lincolnshire Council spokesman said the road was expected to be closed for at least two hours.