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24/02/2014
Teenager Dies In School Bus Crash
A school coach has collided with a car in the West Midlands, killing a teenage girl and seriously injuring two others.
According to reports the teenager was travelling in a Renault Clio when it collided with the school bus in Bloxwich.
A woman and a boy also in the Clio suffered multiple injuries and were taken to the major trauma centre at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
It is understood that seven children were on the bus at the time of crash but no-one was injured.
The teenage victim of the incident has not yet been formally identified.
(MH)
According to reports the teenager was travelling in a Renault Clio when it collided with the school bus in Bloxwich.
A woman and a boy also in the Clio suffered multiple injuries and were taken to the major trauma centre at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
It is understood that seven children were on the bus at the time of crash but no-one was injured.
The teenage victim of the incident has not yet been formally identified.
(MH)
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