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| Three hurt in Ascot coach crash |
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| Three Royal Ascot racegoers have been taken to hospital, one with serious head injuries, after their coach overturned, Thames Valley Police say. | Three Royal Ascot racegoers have been taken to hospital, one with serious head injuries, after their coach overturned, Thames Valley Police say. |
| The person with serious head injuries was airlifted to hospital in Oxford, South Central ambulance service said. | The person with serious head injuries was airlifted to hospital in Oxford, South Central ambulance service said. |
| The coach driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving. | The coach driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving. |
| The private coach - carrying about 45 passengers from Palmers Green, north London - crashed in Ascot, Berkshire, after it had left the racecourse. | The private coach - carrying about 45 passengers from Palmers Green, north London - crashed in Ascot, Berkshire, after it had left the racecourse. |
| The remainder of the passengers were taken to a rest centre, police said. | The remainder of the passengers were taken to a rest centre, police said. |
| The accident happened in Sunninghill Road, which has been closed. | The accident happened in Sunninghill Road, which has been closed. |
| An ambulance service spokeswoman said the person who was airlifted was in the neurological unit of the Oxford hospital for observation. | An ambulance service spokeswoman said the person who was airlifted was in the neurological unit of the Oxford hospital for observation. |
| She said two other people had been taken to Wexham Park Hospital, in Slough, with "cuts, bruises and minor broken bones". | She said two other people had been taken to Wexham Park Hospital, in Slough, with "cuts, bruises and minor broken bones". |
| "Three other people with cuts and bruises refused to be taken to hospital and there were 40 more who were not injured," she added. | "Three other people with cuts and bruises refused to be taken to hospital and there were 40 more who were not injured," she added. |
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