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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. |
| 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 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 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 Humberside Police spokeswoman said the Hornsby Travel 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. | "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. | 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. | Most were suffering from minor injuries including shock, cuts and bruises. No one is thought to have life-threatening injuries. |
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| A spokesman for Hornsby Travel said a representative for the company was at Scunthorpe General Hospital, where the injured passengers were being treated. | |
| He said the firm was organising mini buses and taxis to take the passengers home as soon as they were released from hospital. | |
| The coach was on its way to Lincoln to pick up passengers for a day trip to London. Those passengers have been contacted and informed the trip has been postponed, he said. | |
| A North Lincolnshire Council spokesman said the road was expected to be closed for at least two hours. | A North Lincolnshire Council spokesman said the road was expected to be closed for at least two hours. |
| The cause of the accident is under investigation. |