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| Coventry bus crash: Eight hurt as double-decker hits supermarket | Coventry bus crash: Eight hurt as double-decker hits supermarket |
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| Eight people were injured when a double-decker bus hit a number of cars before crashing into a supermarket in Coventry city centre, police say. | Eight people were injured when a double-decker bus hit a number of cars before crashing into a supermarket in Coventry city centre, police say. |
| The bus struck a number of stationary cars and a lamp-post in Hales Street before crashing into Sainsbury's, in Trinity Street, at 18:00 BST. | |
| West Midlands Police said three people were seriously injured and five others had minor injuries. | West Midlands Police said three people were seriously injured and five others had minor injuries. |
| A number had been trapped on the bus's top deck, the force said. | A number had been trapped on the bus's top deck, the force said. |
| Road closures and a police cordon are in place. | Road closures and a police cordon are in place. |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said five people were taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire and a child was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital. | |
| Two people were assessed and discharged at the scene, the service said. | |
| A Sainsbury's spokeswoman said: "I can confirm that earlier this evening a bus mounted the pavement in Trinity Place, stopping when it made contact with the store. | |
| "We can confirm that we have no colleagues injured. We are working on the ground with the emergency services." | |
| The spokeswoman confirmed the store had been open at the time of the crash but was unable to say whether any customers had been injured. | |
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