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| Bus crash in Coventry leaves young boy and woman dead | Bus crash in Coventry leaves young boy and woman dead |
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| Two people have been killed after a double-decker bus ploughed into a Sainsbury’s supermarket. | Two people have been killed after a double-decker bus ploughed into a Sainsbury’s supermarket. |
| West Midlands police confirmed that a boy of eight and woman believed to be in her 70s were killed in the bus crash in Coventry. | |
| The boy, from Leamington, was travelling on the top deck of the bus when it crashed, police said. The woman, from Nuneaton, was a pedestrian in Trinity Street in the city when the incident happened. | |
| A nine-year-old girl, also a passenger on the top deck of the bus, suffered serious injuries. | A nine-year-old girl, also a passenger on the top deck of the bus, suffered serious injuries. |
| “A young girl had injuries to her face, head and right leg and suspected chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries. She was taken to Birmingham Children’s hospital after she had been given blood, pain relief and was anaesthetised and her airway maintained,” a West Midlands ambulance service spokesman said. | |
| The bus hit a number of cars and a lamppost before smashing into the side of the supermarket in Trinity Street at around 6pm on Saturday, said West Midlands police. | The bus hit a number of cars and a lamppost before smashing into the side of the supermarket in Trinity Street at around 6pm on Saturday, said West Midlands police. |
| Five other people, including the bus driver, suffered minor injuries and are receiving hospital treatment, while a further person was treated and discharged at the scene. | Five other people, including the bus driver, suffered minor injuries and are receiving hospital treatment, while a further person was treated and discharged at the scene. |
| Passengers trapped on the upper deck of the bus had to be freed from the wreckage by fire crews. | |
| Witnesses described “absolute mayhem” as they tried to rescue children trapped under the seats on the top deck. | |
| Maneer Fiaz was buying food from a shop opposite when he heard a “loud bang” and saw people running to the bus. | |
| “I came outside the shop and saw the bus was smashed into the cashpoint,” he told Sky News. “People were trying to get the driver out. The kids were trapped underneath the seats upstairs. It was absolute chaos. | |
| “We got the driver out through the window. People were just running towards the scene trying to help people get out. The only thing on people’s minds was the two kids stuck on the top, they couldn’t get out of the bus.” | |
| The scene was cordoned off last night while police conduct an investigation into the accident. A number of roads have been closed and buses are unable to drive into the city centre. | |
| Supt Paul Keasey, head of the central motorway police group, said: “Our thoughts are with those affected by this evening’s tragic event. We have specially trained officers with the families at this difficult time. | |
| “We hope to carry out a swift investigation and I would like to thank people who have already come forward who witnessed the collision. | “We hope to carry out a swift investigation and I would like to thank people who have already come forward who witnessed the collision. |
| “This is a busy area of Coventry city centre and we hope to keep disruption to a minimum as our investigation continues; no-one has been arrested at this stage.” | “This is a busy area of Coventry city centre and we hope to keep disruption to a minimum as our investigation continues; no-one has been arrested at this stage.” |
| Sainsbury’s was open at the time, but it is unclear if anyone inside the store was hurt. | Sainsbury’s was open at the time, but it is unclear if anyone inside the store was hurt. |
| 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. | 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.” | “We can confirm that we have no colleagues injured. We are working on the ground with the emergency services.” |
| The spokeswoman confirmed the store was open at the time of the crash, but was unable to say whether any customers had been injured. | The spokeswoman confirmed the store was open at the time of the crash, but was unable to say whether any customers had been injured. |