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| Cheltenham school pupils injured in France coach crash | Cheltenham school pupils injured in France coach crash |
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| Two school pupils have been seriously injured and another 13 people hurt in a coach crash in eastern France. | Two school pupils have been seriously injured and another 13 people hurt in a coach crash in eastern France. |
| The coach, carrying pupils from Bournside School in Cheltenham, went into a ditch on the A39 motorway at Lons-le-Saunier, near the Swiss border. | The coach, carrying pupils from Bournside School in Cheltenham, went into a ditch on the A39 motorway at Lons-le-Saunier, near the Swiss border. |
| There were 42 students, six staff and two drivers on board. | There were 42 students, six staff and two drivers on board. |
| Two of the pupils were airlifted to hospital, one in a life-threatening condition and the other in a serious condition, the school said. | Two of the pupils were airlifted to hospital, one in a life-threatening condition and the other in a serious condition, the school said. |
| A further 10 students, one member of staff and the drivers were treated for minor injuries nearer the scene. | A further 10 students, one member of staff and the drivers were treated for minor injuries nearer the scene. |
| The coach, operated by Caernarfon-based Express Motors, was heading to Italy where the students, who are aged between 14 and 18, were going for a camping trip. | |
| A statement on the school website said: "We were deeply saddened to hear of a serious incident involving the coach taking our students to Dora Baltea. Our hearts go out to all those involved." | A statement on the school website said: "We were deeply saddened to hear of a serious incident involving the coach taking our students to Dora Baltea. Our hearts go out to all those involved." |
| The school said it had met the parents of the two seriously injured students, who were now on their way to France. | The school said it had met the parents of the two seriously injured students, who were now on their way to France. |
| Gareth Burton, the school's acting head, said he hoped most of the children would return home on Sunday to be with their parents, whose reaction to the crash he praised. | |
| "Parents have been superb, absolutely super," he said. | |
| "I mean it's been really difficult, I have to say, in terms of trying to respond to a wide range of parents who are exceptionally worried and anxious about their children who are many miles from home. | |
| "But parents have been super, really understanding, really supportive, we've had so many people offer to lend a hand where needed. I'm just really grateful." | |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are providing support to a group of British nationals following a coach crash in France. We are in contact with the relevant local authorities." | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are providing support to a group of British nationals following a coach crash in France. We are in contact with the relevant local authorities." |
| The coach company said it was doing everything it could to contact its drivers and designated tour leaders, who would then be doing everything they could to help. | |
| French police said no other vehicles were involved and the road had been closed. | |