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| NI driver killed in Belgium school trip bus crash | NI driver killed in Belgium school trip bus crash |
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| A bus driver from Northern Ireland has been killed in a coach crash in Belgium. | A bus driver from Northern Ireland has been killed in a coach crash in Belgium. |
| He was on a bus carrying 34 school children from an Essex school in the UK. | He was on a bus carrying 34 school children from an Essex school in the UK. |
| Another driver, also from Northern Ireland, has been seriously injured. | Another driver, also from Northern Ireland, has been seriously injured. |
| A pupil from Brentwood School who was on the bus suffered a head injury and is in intensive care. It is understood that three pupils and two teachers are in hospital. | A pupil from Brentwood School who was on the bus suffered a head injury and is in intensive care. It is understood that three pupils and two teachers are in hospital. |
| The bus company, Richmond Coaches, is from Lisburn, County Antrim. | The bus company, Richmond Coaches, is from Lisburn, County Antrim. |
| The bus overturned on the A18 (E40) at Middelkerke, West Flanders at 09:45 local time (08:45 BST). | The bus overturned on the A18 (E40) at Middelkerke, West Flanders at 09:45 local time (08:45 BST). |
| Eyewitnesses said it crashed into a motorway bridge pillar. | Eyewitnesses said it crashed into a motorway bridge pillar. |
| West Flanders traffic police confirmed that one person is dead and one is injured. | West Flanders traffic police confirmed that one person is dead and one is injured. |
| Thirty-one children and three teachers walked away from the crash. | Thirty-one children and three teachers walked away from the crash. |
| The children from Brentwood School were all aged from 11 to 13 years old. | The children from Brentwood School were all aged from 11 to 13 years old. |
| Ian Davies, the school's head teacher said: "There are three children in hospital. We don't know the full extent of their injuries. | Ian Davies, the school's head teacher said: "There are three children in hospital. We don't know the full extent of their injuries. |
| "I know that one boy has a head injury which is being monitored very carefully. | "I know that one boy has a head injury which is being monitored very carefully. |
| "I have spoken to the lead teacher on the trip. He is in hospital, I think he broke his collar bone, but seemed in as good a shape as could be expected." | "I have spoken to the lead teacher on the trip. He is in hospital, I think he broke his collar bone, but seemed in as good a shape as could be expected." |
| A spokesman from Richmond Coaches of Ballinderry Road, Lisburn, confirmed that one of its vehicles had been involved in the crash. | A spokesman from Richmond Coaches of Ballinderry Road, Lisburn, confirmed that one of its vehicles had been involved in the crash. |
| He said what had happened was "a tragedy" and the company was co-operating with the authorities. | He said what had happened was "a tragedy" and the company was co-operating with the authorities. |
| He said the company's thoughts were with everyone involved and they were cooperating fully with the authorities. | He said the company's thoughts were with everyone involved and they were cooperating fully with the authorities. |
| Janna Rommel-Opstaele, the mayor of the nearby coastal town of Middelkerke, told press agency Reuters that the bus driver had been killed and another seriously injured. | Janna Rommel-Opstaele, the mayor of the nearby coastal town of Middelkerke, told press agency Reuters that the bus driver had been killed and another seriously injured. |
| "Some of the children with light injuries have been taken to hospital and local medical centres," she said. | "Some of the children with light injuries have been taken to hospital and local medical centres," she said. |
| A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said they were aware of the crash and were working with the Belgian authorities to establish details. | A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said they were aware of the crash and were working with the Belgian authorities to establish details. |
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