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| Cornwall coach crash: Driver released on police bail | Cornwall coach crash: Driver released on police bail |
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| The driver at the wheel of a coach that crashed in Cornwall killing two people has been released on police bail. | The driver at the wheel of a coach that crashed in Cornwall killing two people has been released on police bail. |
| A 57-year-old driver from Exeter was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. | A 57-year-old driver from Exeter was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. |
| The coach careered into a hedge and struck a wall on a steep hill at Morval, near Looe, on Tuesday. | The coach careered into a hedge and struck a wall on a steep hill at Morval, near Looe, on Tuesday. |
| Two women died and four passengers remain in Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. All 50 passengers were on an Age Concern trip from Exmouth. | Two women died and four passengers remain in Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. All 50 passengers were on an Age Concern trip from Exmouth. |
| Prayers for victims | Prayers for victims |
| One woman died at the scene while a second woman was pronounced dead on arrival at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. | |
| Passengers who were not seriously injured were assessed by medics at the scene before returning later to Exmouth to tearful reunions with relatives. | Passengers who were not seriously injured were assessed by medics at the scene before returning later to Exmouth to tearful reunions with relatives. |
| Enid Goldup, a passenger on the coach, said: "When we hit the trees at the side all the glass came in down the side. There was glass everywhere. | Enid Goldup, a passenger on the coach, said: "When we hit the trees at the side all the glass came in down the side. There was glass everywhere. |
| "The lady in the corner died, it was really horrible, it was terrible." | "The lady in the corner died, it was really horrible, it was terrible." |
| Father Trevor Smyth, from All Saints Church in Exmouth, said it was "desperately sad". | Father Trevor Smyth, from All Saints Church in Exmouth, said it was "desperately sad". |
| "There is great shock and sadness, obviously for the families of those who have died and those who are critically ill. | |
| "Also, those who have been injured - but also for the coach driver, the coach firm and anybody connected with this." | |
| He added an evening Mass would be held at the church at 18:00 BST and "everyone will be praying for them". | |
| A police spokesman said the coach driver, from Exeter, had been released on police bail until 11 August. | A police spokesman said the coach driver, from Exeter, had been released on police bail until 11 August. |