Overview

• One child was killed in the accident and 21 people, including teachers and students, remain hospitalized.
• Two injured children were airlifted by helicopter to regional trauma centers for urgent care.
• The bus, carrying around 60 to 70 people, overturned and slid down a rural embankment en route to Minehead Middle School.
• The crash has prompted scrutiny of school transport safety on hilly roads in Somerset’s rural communities.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued deep condolences and acknowledged the national sorrow over the child’s death.