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| Cornwall coach crash: Two people dead and 50 injured | Cornwall coach crash: Two people dead and 50 injured |
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| Two people have died and more than 50 people have been injured in a crash in Cornwall when a coach hit a wall. | Two people have died and more than 50 people have been injured in a crash in Cornwall when a coach hit a wall. |
| Eight people have been critically injured, police said. The vehicle was heading towards Looe between Sandplace and Widegates when it left the road. | Eight people have been critically injured, police said. The vehicle was heading towards Looe between Sandplace and Widegates when it left the road. |
| Eleven people have been taken to hospital by air and land ambulance, police added. | Eleven people have been taken to hospital by air and land ambulance, police added. |
| The force described the other passengers as "walking wounded" and said the driver has been arrested. | |
| 'Tragic event' | 'Tragic event' |
| The coach was on a day trip from Exmouth, in Devon, said the coach owner, Carmel Coaches which is based in Exeter. | The coach was on a day trip from Exmouth, in Devon, said the coach owner, Carmel Coaches which is based in Exeter. |
| On its website the firm said: "Carmel Coaches extends our deepest sympathies to those involved in today's accident. | On its website the firm said: "Carmel Coaches extends our deepest sympathies to those involved in today's accident. |
| "We are co-operating with the authorities in the investigation of this tragic event." | "We are co-operating with the authorities in the investigation of this tragic event." |
| Terry Perring, who lives nearby, said: "I was told that the driver had problems with the brakes as he came past the Snooty Fox public house at the top of the hill. | |
| "He'd been trying to stop the coach, I suppose, by running it into the hedge all the way down the hill this far." | |
| He said he could see people being treated by paramedics in the road. | |
| "The rest of the emergency services had a staging alongside the coach and were taking out the windows of the coach and the seats to extract other passengers. | |
| "But we didn't have any idea at all what sort of injuries or anything anybody had at that time." | |
| 'Major incident' | 'Major incident' |
| Devon and Cornwall Police said most of the passengers were believed to be in their 60s or older. | Devon and Cornwall Police said most of the passengers were believed to be in their 60s or older. |
| Those who are able to walk were assessed by doctors at a nearby village hall. | |
| A spokesman for the police said: "The collision has been declared a major incident and numerous emergency services are at the scene dealing with the collision." | A spokesman for the police said: "The collision has been declared a major incident and numerous emergency services are at the scene dealing with the collision." |
| Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said three crews had attended the crash. | Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said three crews had attended the crash. |
| Three air ambulances, two from Devon and one from Cornwall, were sent to the scene. | Three air ambulances, two from Devon and one from Cornwall, were sent to the scene. |
| Two search and rescue helicopters also attended, one from RNAS Culdrose, near Helston in Cornwall, and one from RMB Chivenor, near Barnstaple in Devon. | |
| The A387 at Morval has been closed to traffic. | The A387 at Morval has been closed to traffic. |
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