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Car driver dies in bus crash in Coventry | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
A 22-year-old car driver has died in a collision with a bus in Coventry. | |
His car was in collision with the single-decker number 7 bus and also hit a lamppost at Windmill Hill, Allesley, on Saturday evening. | |
The bus driver was treated for back, leg and pelvic injuries and taken to hospital along with one passenger, the ambulance service said. | |
The weather was not thought to have been a contributory factor, police said. | |
A spokesman added a full investigation into the crash was being carried out. A number of parked cars were also damaged in the incident. | |
Around 10 people were travelling on the bus at the time of the crash and some were treated for minor injuries, West Midlands Police said. | |
The bus driver was treated for back, leg and pelvic injuries before being taken hospital with one passenger, the ambulance service said. | |
An off-duty paramedic and workers in three ambulances were among medical staff at the scene. | An off-duty paramedic and workers in three ambulances were among medical staff at the scene. |
Police appeal | |
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Crews arrived to find a car in collision with a bus and lamppost. | |
"Sadly, it quickly became apparent to crews that nothing could be done to save the car driver who was confirmed dead at the scene." | |
Police said the family of the man who died have been informed and a post-mortem examination would take place in due course. | |
The Windmill Hill was closed for five hours while crash investigators examined the scene. | |
Sgt Tim Rogers, from the West Midlands Regional Collision Investigation Unit, said: "We are investigating what has led the death of this young man and to a handful of other people being injured. | |
"With this in mind, I am appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the collision or the car and bus before the crash to get in touch. | |
"The Windmill Hill had recently been gritted and at this stage we do not believe that the weather has caused the collision." |
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