Birmingham bus crash: Teenage girl dies after suffering 'serious injuries'

Paramedics say they attended 26 people after a crash involving a lorry

Police attending the scene of a fatal crash involving a school minibus and a bin lorry (PA)

A teenage girl has died after a minibus carrying school pupils was involved in a crash with a lorry.

The 14-year-old suffered serious injuries and “nothing could be done to save her”, according to paramedics. In total, 26 people were attended by ambulance workers.

The bus carrying year nine and 12 students from John Taylor High School in Staffordshire was on an art trip when the crash occurred on the busy A38 Kingsbury Road in Birmingham, the school said.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) spokesperson said: “Crews arrived on scene to discover a collision between a minibus and a lorry.

“There were 25 patients from the minibus. One of whom, a teenage girl, had suffered serious injuries in the collision and unfortunately it immediately became apparent that nothing could be done to save her and she was confirmed dead at the scene.

“A second teenage girl received treatment at the scene for minor injuries and was transported to Heartlands Hospital for further assessment.

“A further 19 children were discharged at the scene together with four adults, which included the minibus driver.

“The lorry driver, a man, was also assessed and discharged at the scene with having avoided injury.”

WMAS said it sent “a large number of resources” to the scene.

Police and fire crews were also sent shortly after the crash happened at about 9am on Friday.

The school, in Barton-under-Needwood, near Burton-upon-Trent, said in its statement: “Please be aware that a number of our year nine and year 12 students that are on an art trip have been involved in a serious road traffic accident this morning.

“We are working to support those directly affected.

“Please support us by not ringing into school as this closes our lines.

“More information will be provided via the school website.”

Superintendent Dean Hatton, of West Midlands Police, said: “This is a tragic incident which has resulted in the death of a pupil from the John Taylor High School in Barton-under-Needwood.

“The family of the teenage girl has been informed and they are being supported by officers from our family liaison unit.

“We are also in contact with the school and our colleagues at Staffordshire Police, who are understandably devastated as this occurred while their students were on a school trip.”

Additional reporting by agencies