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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. |
| It is understood another driver, also from Northern Ireland, has been seriously injured. | |
| A 13-year-old schoolboy from Brentwood School is in intensive care following the crash on Sunday morning. | |
| He suffered a head injury. It is understood that three pupils and two teachers were treated 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. |
| 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: "All of the children managed to walk off the coach. | |
| "One of the children subsequently had a head injury. He had a scan and they found a small brain bleed as part of his fractured skull." | |
| He said that some parents were trying to get to Belgium and that some teachers had already set off. | |
| "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." |
| The school is now working with the Foreign Office to try and get the children home as soon as possible, while a spokesman for the department said it was working with the Belgian authorities to establish details of the incident. | |
| 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. |
| Lisburn councillor Patrick Catney, who knows the family of the company owners, said: "This is so sad, it's so tragic. | |
| "This company is very long-established and has a great safety record - they only operate top of the line luxury coaches." | |
| Mr Catney said his thoughts were with the family of the crash victim. | |