Cornwall Crash
Posted: 13 May 2014, 14:38http://news.sky.com/story/1260719/cornw ... ured
One person has been killed and more than 50 injured after a coach crashed into a wall in Cornwall.
Police were called at around 1pm to the A387 at Morval, around three miles from Looe, after reports that a coach had hit a wall.
Four air ambulances from Devon and Cornwall, ambulances, fire crews, doctors and paramedics were sent to the scene and police declared a "major incident" as the road was closed.
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said 54 "mostly elderly" passengers were injured in the smash.
Neil Chevalier from SWASFT told Sky News the coach had been travelling down a steep hill when it crashed.
Nine people were critically injured and were taken to Plymouth's Derriford Hospital, while 17 had minor injuries after the crash.
A number of people who were trapped after the impact have since been freed from the vehicle.
The walking wounded are due to be assessed by doctors and paramedics at a nearby village hall.
The coach had been travelling from the Plymouth direction towards Looe between Sandplace and Widegates when the crash happened.
Local MP Sheryll Murray said the crash was "absolutely tragic".
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One person has been killed and more than 50 injured after a coach crashed into a wall in Cornwall.
Police were called at around 1pm to the A387 at Morval, around three miles from Looe, after reports that a coach had hit a wall.
Four air ambulances from Devon and Cornwall, ambulances, fire crews, doctors and paramedics were sent to the scene and police declared a "major incident" as the road was closed.
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said 54 "mostly elderly" passengers were injured in the smash.
Neil Chevalier from SWASFT told Sky News the coach had been travelling down a steep hill when it crashed.
Nine people were critically injured and were taken to Plymouth's Derriford Hospital, while 17 had minor injuries after the crash.
A number of people who were trapped after the impact have since been freed from the vehicle.
The walking wounded are due to be assessed by doctors and paramedics at a nearby village hall.
The coach had been travelling from the Plymouth direction towards Looe between Sandplace and Widegates when the crash happened.
Local MP Sheryll Murray said the crash was "absolutely tragic".
More follows...