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| Funeral for Ecuador crash woman | Funeral for Ecuador crash woman |
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| The funeral of a young gap-year student killed in a bus crash in Ecuador has taken place. | The funeral of a young gap-year student killed in a bus crash in Ecuador has taken place. |
| Lizzie Pincock, 19, died with four other British women in the crash earlier in April. Fourteen other people were injured. | Lizzie Pincock, 19, died with four other British women in the crash earlier in April. Fourteen other people were injured. |
| The service was held in the chapel at Taunton School, where Lizzie was a prefect. Her ashes were scattered in the school grounds. | The service was held in the chapel at Taunton School, where Lizzie was a prefect. Her ashes were scattered in the school grounds. |
| Hundreds of mourners attended, dressed in bright colours. | Hundreds of mourners attended, dressed in bright colours. |
| Lizzie's parents, Jill and Mike, had encouraged mourners to wear "bright and beautiful" clothes in their daughter's memory. | Lizzie's parents, Jill and Mike, had encouraged mourners to wear "bright and beautiful" clothes in their daughter's memory. |
| Almost 350 mourners filled the chapel, while a further 100 schoolchildren filled the courtyard outside and dozens hung out classroom windows to listen to the service. | |
| Her boyfriend James McLauchlan was among the pallbearers. | |
| The Reverend David Owen paid tribute to fellow Ecuador coach crash victims Emily Sadler and Indira Swann - whose services were being simultaneously held elsewhere. | |
| He thanked the congregation for wearing bright colours, as requested by Lizzie's family. | |
| West Somerset Coroner Michael Rose has said the teenager had died of multiple injuries. | |
| Gap-year students Emily Sadler, 19, from Hertfordshire; Rebecca Logie, 19, from Chorley; and Indira Swann, 18, of Maidenhead, were also killed, along with trip leader Sarah Howard, 26, from Cheshire. | Gap-year students Emily Sadler, 19, from Hertfordshire; Rebecca Logie, 19, from Chorley; and Indira Swann, 18, of Maidenhead, were also killed, along with trip leader Sarah Howard, 26, from Cheshire. |