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Fourteen hurt as coach hits wall Fourteen hurt as coach hits wall
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Fourteen people were hurt, three of them seriously, when their coach hit a wall on Dartmoor.Fourteen people were hurt, three of them seriously, when their coach hit a wall on Dartmoor.
The residents and staff from an Exmouth nursing home were injured on Sunday when the coach driver swerved to avoid a car near Buckland.The residents and staff from an Exmouth nursing home were injured on Sunday when the coach driver swerved to avoid a car near Buckland.
One woman had to be airlifted to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.One woman had to be airlifted to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.
A man and woman, both 95, were also seriously injured and were treated at Torbay Hospital along with 11 other passengers who were later discharged.A man and woman, both 95, were also seriously injured and were treated at Torbay Hospital along with 11 other passengers who were later discharged.
Experienced driverExperienced driver
Simon Posner, a spokesman for the tour operator Hookways, described the driver as experienced and said the coach was doing about 15mph when it hit the wall.Simon Posner, a spokesman for the tour operator Hookways, described the driver as experienced and said the coach was doing about 15mph when it hit the wall.
"The initial indications are he manoeuvred the coach to hit the wall which he did to make sure no other vehicle was involved in the collision," he said."The initial indications are he manoeuvred the coach to hit the wall which he did to make sure no other vehicle was involved in the collision," he said.
Mr Posner said the driver had been questioned by police and released without charge.Mr Posner said the driver had been questioned by police and released without charge.
He added: "We would like to express our sympathy to the people involved and wish them all a speedy recovery."He added: "We would like to express our sympathy to the people involved and wish them all a speedy recovery."