Four remain in hospital after Somerset school bus crash
Police issue update following fatal school bus crash
- A 10-year-old boy died after a school bus crashed in Somerset on Thursday, sliding 20ft down a slope near Minehead.
- The bus was carrying between 60 and 70 people including pupils from Minehead Middle School, returning from a Year 5 trip to Exmoor Zoo.
- Avon and Somerset Police shared on Sunday that four people remain in hospital following the incident: two children in Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and two adults in a hospital in Somerset.
- The community of Minehead is in shock, with floral tributes left at the school gates and fundraisers established for affected families.
- Minehead Middle School was closed on Friday, and the local vicar described the tragedy as 'absolutely numbing'.