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| Woman hurt in Ascot coach crash | Woman hurt in Ascot coach crash |
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| A Royal Ascot racegoer was seriously injured after the coach taking her home overturned, Thames Valley Police said. | A Royal Ascot racegoer was seriously injured after the coach taking her home overturned, Thames Valley Police said. |
| The woman, in her late 20s, was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious head injuries. A 30-year-old woman and a man, 31, were also hurt. | The woman, in her late 20s, was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious head injuries. A 30-year-old woman and a man, 31, were also hurt. |
| The private coach - carrying about 45 passengers from Palmers Green, north London - crashed in Ascot, Berkshire, after it had left the racecourse. | The private coach - carrying about 45 passengers from Palmers Green, north London - crashed in Ascot, Berkshire, after it had left the racecourse. |
| The coach driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving. | The coach driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving. |
| The man, who is in his 50s, was later released on police bail until 1 September. | |
| Broken bones | Broken bones |
| The accident happened at about 1945 BST in Sunninghill Road, which was closed causing traffic problems for other racegoers returning home. | The accident happened at about 1945 BST in Sunninghill Road, which was closed causing traffic problems for other racegoers returning home. |
| A South Central ambulance service spokeswoman said the woman in her 20s was airlifted to the JR2 hospital in Oxford. | A South Central ambulance service spokeswoman said the woman in her 20s was airlifted to the JR2 hospital in Oxford. |
| Her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, but she remained in the hospital's neurological unit for observation, the spokeswoman added. | Her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, but she remained in the hospital's neurological unit for observation, the spokeswoman added. |
| She said two other people had been taken to Wexham Park Hospital, in Slough, with "cuts, bruises and minor broken bones". | She said two other people had been taken to Wexham Park Hospital, in Slough, with "cuts, bruises and minor broken bones". |
| "Three other people with cuts and bruises refused to be taken to hospital and there were 40 more who were not injured," she added. | "Three other people with cuts and bruises refused to be taken to hospital and there were 40 more who were not injured," she added. |
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