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| Coventry bus crash: Death crash bus driver, 77, helping police inquires | Coventry bus crash: Death crash bus driver, 77, helping police inquires |
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| The 77-year-old driver of a double-decker bus which crashed into a supermarket, killing two people, is helping police with their inquiries. | The 77-year-old driver of a double-decker bus which crashed into a supermarket, killing two people, is helping police with their inquiries. |
| An eight-year-old girl remains in a stable condition in hospital after the crash which killed her seven-year-old cousin, police said. | An eight-year-old girl remains in a stable condition in hospital after the crash which killed her seven-year-old cousin, police said. |
| Both were upper-deck passengers on the bus which crashed into Sainsbury's on Trinity Street, Coventry. | |
| A woman in her 70s who was a pedestrian was also killed. | A woman in her 70s who was a pedestrian was also killed. |
| Specialist officers are supporting the families of the boy, from Leamington Spa, and the woman, from Nuneaton. | Specialist officers are supporting the families of the boy, from Leamington Spa, and the woman, from Nuneaton. |
| Bus hit cars | Bus hit cars |
| West Midlands Police said the man driving the bus had not been arrested and was helping police with their investigation. | West Midlands Police said the man driving the bus had not been arrested and was helping police with their investigation. |
| The bus company, Stagecoach Midlands, said: "No driver we employ is allowed behind the wheel of our buses without us being satisfied that they are fully qualified, safe and meet all necessary legal requirements. In this case, our driver has many years' experience and has also passed a mandatory annual medical. | |
| "Both our driver and our company are co-operating fully in helping police determine the full circumstances involved. Police have not yet completed their investigation and it is inappropriate to speculate in advance of their inquiries being concluded." | |
| Almas Fatima from Pleck, Walsall, said her two daughters, aged 12 and 14, were not able to sleep after they saw the crash and narrowly missed being hit. | Almas Fatima from Pleck, Walsall, said her two daughters, aged 12 and 14, were not able to sleep after they saw the crash and narrowly missed being hit. |
| "I just remember a bus coming towards us and we survived. That's the only thing we remember," she said. | "I just remember a bus coming towards us and we survived. That's the only thing we remember," she said. |
| "We were walking on the pavement and as soon as the bus started moving it hit the other bus as well as we realised it was not stopping it was coming at full-speed towards us and I told my daughters, 'just run'." | "We were walking on the pavement and as soon as the bus started moving it hit the other bus as well as we realised it was not stopping it was coming at full-speed towards us and I told my daughters, 'just run'." |
| The bus hit a number of cars and a lamppost before crashing into the open supermarket at about 18:00 BST on Saturday, officers said. | The bus hit a number of cars and a lamppost before crashing into the open supermarket at about 18:00 BST on Saturday, officers said. |
| 'Vital witnesses' | |
| The force has appealed for witnesses to come forward. | The force has appealed for witnesses to come forward. |
| Insp Paul Bennett said: "Investigations are on-going but we are aware of a number of vital witnesses who we are yet to speak to. | Insp Paul Bennett said: "Investigations are on-going but we are aware of a number of vital witnesses who we are yet to speak to. |
| "We know there were possibly hundreds of people at the crash scene on Saturday evening and I would urge these people to come forward as soon as possible and give statements. Also, if anyone has images or footage of the scenes, please contact us. | "We know there were possibly hundreds of people at the crash scene on Saturday evening and I would urge these people to come forward as soon as possible and give statements. Also, if anyone has images or footage of the scenes, please contact us. |
| One shop owner said roadworks had caused more confusion at the "congested" junction. | One shop owner said roadworks had caused more confusion at the "congested" junction. |
| Rupak Parvakhar, who owns the City Chippy on Fairfax Street, said temporary traffic lights had confused some pedestrians. | Rupak Parvakhar, who owns the City Chippy on Fairfax Street, said temporary traffic lights had confused some pedestrians. |
| "Most of the time the poor pedestrians are crossing and whether the lights are red or green they are panicked and confused as to what they are doing," she said. | "Most of the time the poor pedestrians are crossing and whether the lights are red or green they are panicked and confused as to what they are doing," she said. |
| "Me, on so many occasions, I'm trying to weave my way through the people and then you have buses coming down Corporation Street on a really tight bend, trying to turn." | "Me, on so many occasions, I'm trying to weave my way through the people and then you have buses coming down Corporation Street on a really tight bend, trying to turn." |
| The girl is being treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital after suffering injuries to her face, head and right leg; and suspected chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. Five other people were treated at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, including the bus driver. | |
| The emergency services worked into the early hours on Monday to remove the bus and secure the area. | The emergency services worked into the early hours on Monday to remove the bus and secure the area. |