Overview

• Police have declared the A396 closed for a forensic collision inquiry after the coach overturned and slid down a steep embankment on July 17.
• The crash killed a 10-year-old boy and hospitalized 21 pupils and staff, several of whom remain under treatment.
• Emergency responders, aided by an off-duty firefighter who freed trapped passengers, deployed air ambulances, fire crews, HM Coastguard units and police at the remote scene.
• Minehead Middle School and Beacon Education Multi-Academy Trust are providing counselling, rest centre facilities and logistical aid to affected families and students.
• A locally organised GoFundMe campaign has surpassed £15,000 to support victims’ families as the community mobilises recovery efforts.