13/05/2014

Fatal Coach Crash In Cornwall

Police and other emergency services are dealing with a fatal collision involving a coach in the Looe area this afternoon, Tuesday 13 May.

At around 1pm police officers were called to the A387 at Morval, around three miles from Looe, to reports that a coach had collided with a wall.

The coach had been travelling from the Plymouth direction towards Looe between Sandplace and Widegates when the incident occurred.

One person, a passenger, has died from injuries sustained in the collision.

Fire and ambulance crews were also called to the scene.

There is no information on the age of number of passengers, or the status of casualties but the road has been closed and is expected to remain so for some time.

(CVS/CD)

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