This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/devon/5333532.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Fourteen hurt as coach hits wall | Fourteen hurt as coach hits wall |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Fourteen people were hurt, three of them seriously, when their coach hit a wall on Dartmoor. | Fourteen people were hurt, three of them seriously, when their coach hit a wall on Dartmoor. |
| The residents and staff from an Exmouth nursing home were injured on Sunday when the coach driver swerved to avoid a car near Buckland. | The residents and staff from an Exmouth nursing home were injured on Sunday when the coach driver swerved to avoid a car near Buckland. |
| One woman had to be airlifted to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. | |
| A man and woman, both 95, were also seriously injured and were treated at Torbay Hospital along with 11 other passengers who were later discharged. | A man and woman, both 95, were also seriously injured and were treated at Torbay Hospital along with 11 other passengers who were later discharged. |
| Experienced driver | Experienced driver |
| Simon Posner, a spokesman for the tour operator Hookways, described the driver as experienced and said the coach was doing about 15mph when it hit the wall. | Simon Posner, a spokesman for the tour operator Hookways, described the driver as experienced and said the coach was doing about 15mph when it hit the wall. |
| "The initial indications are he manoeuvred the coach to hit the wall which he did to make sure no other vehicle was involved in the collision," he said. | "The initial indications are he manoeuvred the coach to hit the wall which he did to make sure no other vehicle was involved in the collision," he said. |
| Mr Posner said the driver had been questioned by police and released without charge. | Mr Posner said the driver had been questioned by police and released without charge. |
| He added: "We would like to express our sympathy to the people involved and wish them all a speedy recovery." | He added: "We would like to express our sympathy to the people involved and wish them all a speedy recovery." |