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Coach crashes near Bath leaving two seriously hurt Coach crashes near Bath leaving two seriously hurt
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Three people were reported to be trapped and two seriously injured after a coach crash on a busy road near Bath. Two people have been rescued from the wreckage of a coach which crashed off a viaduct on a busy road near Bath.
Police were appealing for witnesses to the accident, which happened at 11.30am on Wednesday at the junction of the A36 and Brassknocker Hill a few miles south of the city. The coach plunged from a viaduct on the A36 that crosses a canal and fell around 10m.
A spokesman for the Avon and Somerset force said: "The incident involves a coach which has left the road and has approximately nine passengers on board. There are reports that three people are trapped and two are seriously injured. Police, fire and ambulance are currently in attendance and the road has been closed. Motorists are asked to avoid the area." A spokesman for Avon fire and rescue said: "Two people have been released from the single-deck coach by firefighters using hydraulic cutting equipment. Those people are now being treated by ambulance staff.
The A36 is a busy road that runs between Bath and Warminster. "There were seven other passengers on board the coach, who have also been receiving medical treatment."
The emergency services are also dealing with an accident on the eastbound side of the Second Severn Crossing. Three cars and one lorry are believed to have been involved in that accident. Earlier the emergency services said that two people had been seriously injured.
The spokesman added: "A coach has left the road close to Limpley Stoke Bridge and fallen around 30 feet."
The weather was so poor that air ambulances were not able to fly. A fleet of six ambulances attended.
Police were appealing for witnesses to the accident, which happened at 11.30am on Wednesday at the junction of the A36 and Brassknocker Hill a few miles south of Bath.