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| School children injured as coach overturns on A10 in Norfolk | School children injured as coach overturns on A10 in Norfolk |
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| A coach with 42 schoolchildren, five teachers and a parent on board overturned and crashed into a ditch off the A10 in Norfolk on Tuesday morning. | |
| The children from William Westley Primary School, in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, were on a trip to Hunstanton. | The children from William Westley Primary School, in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, were on a trip to Hunstanton. |
| Children and staff suffered minor injuries in the crash, which happened at about 10:50 BST in Hilgay. | Children and staff suffered minor injuries in the crash, which happened at about 10:50 BST in Hilgay. |
| The driver was cut free and treated for back injuries in hospital. | |
| The coach was one of five carrying children on a school trip. | |
| Three ambulances, an air ambulance, an ambulance officer, and two rapid response vehicles were called to the scene, which was near Downham Market. | |
| The passengers were able to leave the coach immediately, police said. | The passengers were able to leave the coach immediately, police said. |
| A number of them were treated for shock at the scene. | A number of them were treated for shock at the scene. |
| One child was taken to hospital "as a precaution because of a pre-existing medical condition", Terry Hicks, from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust, said. | One child was taken to hospital "as a precaution because of a pre-existing medical condition", Terry Hicks, from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust, said. |
| "Everyone was very calm and the children were a credit to both their parents and their teachers." | "Everyone was very calm and the children were a credit to both their parents and their teachers." |
| The coaches were from Royston-based company Richmond's. | The coaches were from Royston-based company Richmond's. |
| A spokesman from the Confederation of Passenger Transport said the drivers of the four other coaches assisted with the safe evacuation of the passengers. | A spokesman from the Confederation of Passenger Transport said the drivers of the four other coaches assisted with the safe evacuation of the passengers. |
| The trip was called off and the children have been taken back to the school. | The trip was called off and the children have been taken back to the school. |