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| Coventry bus crash leaves young boy and woman dead | Coventry bus crash leaves young boy and woman dead |
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| A nine-year-old girl is in a life-threatening condition after a bus crashed at high-speed into a supermarket in Coventry, killing an eight-year-old boy and an elderly pedestrian. | A nine-year-old girl is in a life-threatening condition after a bus crashed at high-speed into a supermarket in Coventry, killing an eight-year-old boy and an elderly pedestrian. |
| The girl remains in a serious condition at Birmingham Children’s hospital on Sunday after suffering multiple injuries in the crash on Saturday night. | The girl remains in a serious condition at Birmingham Children’s hospital on Sunday after suffering multiple injuries in the crash on Saturday night. |
| A fundraising page has been launched to raise £2,000 to help the grieving families pay for funerals of the two victims, who have not been named. | A fundraising page has been launched to raise £2,000 to help the grieving families pay for funerals of the two victims, who have not been named. |
| The eight-year-old boy, who was travelling on the top deck of the bus, and a pedestrian in her 70s died when the doubledecker bus ploughed into a Sainsbury’s store on Trinity Street in Coventry city centre at about 6pm. | |
| The nine-year-old girl, who was also on the top deck, suffered face, head and leg injuries in the crash, a West Midlands ambulance service spokesman said. A further five people were taken to University Hospital Coventry. | The nine-year-old girl, who was also on the top deck, suffered face, head and leg injuries in the crash, a West Midlands ambulance service spokesman said. A further five people were taken to University Hospital Coventry. |
| Witnesses said the bus was travelling at high speed and appeared to have accelerated after clipping a number of vehicles and a lamp-post, before smashing into the front of the supermarket. | Witnesses said the bus was travelling at high speed and appeared to have accelerated after clipping a number of vehicles and a lamp-post, before smashing into the front of the supermarket. |
| Ian Brownsword, 25, a mechanic who launched the GoFundMe fundraising page, said he been in contact with relatives and close friends of the two victims after issuing an appeal on Facebook. | |
| “They’ve both said that it will be a great help and it’s nice to see people coming together and nice to see someone helping,” he said. “I have spoken to the families. I know the family of the boy in Leamington, they are a young family – they’re not well off and I know it will go a long way with helping them.” | “They’ve both said that it will be a great help and it’s nice to see people coming together and nice to see someone helping,” he said. “I have spoken to the families. I know the family of the boy in Leamington, they are a young family – they’re not well off and I know it will go a long way with helping them.” |
| Five other people, including the bus driver, suffered minor injuries and are receiving hospital treatment, while another was treated and discharged at the scene. | Five other people, including the bus driver, suffered minor injuries and are receiving hospital treatment, while another was treated and discharged at the scene. |
| “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. | “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. |
| 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. | 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. | 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.” | “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. | 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. | 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. 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.” | “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.” |
| Sainsbury’s was open at the time, but it is unclear whether anyone inside the shop was hurt. | Sainsbury’s was open at the time, but it is unclear whether anyone inside the shop 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. We can confirm that we have no colleagues injured. We are working on the ground with the emergency services.” | 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 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. |