The child dies and 21 are injured as the mines are overturned by school coaches

One child has died and two others were seriously injured, after a coach, after a coach brought back from the school visit and fell 20 feet from a road.

Avon and Somerset Police announced a major incident after an accident in Katkombay Hill near Whaddon Cross in Somerset at around 15:00 BST.

The coach was carrying around 70 people, with many minhed middle school students, 21 passengers were taken to the hospital in total.

CH SUPT Mark Edgington said: “Today’s events are really sad. We know that the community will be completely destroyed by this news.”

Prime Minister Sir Kir Stmper said on X: “A heartbreaking update on the school bus accident in the Samarset. There are no enough words to accept the death of a child.

“All my views are with their parents, family and friends and all the affected. Thanks to emergency staff who are answering in speed – I am being updated on this situation.”

At a joint press conference associated with the police, fire service and ambulance service held at the Brijwatter Police Station on 21:00 BST, was told to journalists that the coach fell 20 feet (six meters) from a slope near White Cross, and the firefighters had to work to free dozens of trapped passengers.

With more than 20 ambulances, three air ambulances were sent to the scene.

Ven Dart, Deputy Director of Operations for South West Ambulance Service, said: “Sadly, a child was declared dead on the spot.”

Police said many passengers had either suffered minor injuries or were physically untoward and transferred to the rest center.

An off-duty fire fighter who was traveling behind the coach was able to help passengers before the arrival of emergency services.

Gavin Ellis of Devon and SummerSet Fire and Rescue Service told The Assembled Media: “Our employees made many additional and defends under extremely difficult circumstances, and they also supported our ambulance colleagues with casualties.”

Police said most of the passengers were taken to a rest center in Whaddon Cross and the officers were working with the Minhed Middle School, where the authorities have been posted, to help them return on the occasion as soon as possible.

Avon and Somerset police said that the cause of the accident would be investigated and urged the witnesses to come forward.

A spokesman of the beacon education, who is a part of the school, said: “Our entire school community is destroyed by this news, and we can do everything to impress all that can impress all of us.

“We are working closely with emergency services and relevant officials, and we will support our students, employees and families in this incredibly difficult times,” he said.

Peter Prior-Sanki, director of the coach company company Rullers, said his 70-seater vehicle was involved in Thursday’s accident.

“We have been contacting both school and emergency services since then we try to understand the boundary of the incident,” he said.

“Our hearts of course go out for school students and our driver. We will make every effort to understand what has happened.”

A resident near the accident scene described the incident as “frightening”.

He told the BBC: “The coach has gone down from the slope. It is very standing here and it is a big coach.

“There are no obstacles with or anything. We are using it, you don’t even notice it.”

Local MP Rachel Gilmar said in a statement: “This is just unimaginable. You wave your children at the end of the school visit, and then it happens.

“I visited the mine Middle school about six weeks ago. It is a great, loving school with enthusiastic and confident children. I just know that our community will pull together.”