Five killed in UK coach collision

Measham - Five people were killed and 14 others injured late last night after a collision between a coach and a truck on a main…

Measham - Five people were killed and 14 others injured late last night after a collision between a coach and a truck on a main road near Measham, central England, an ambulance service spokesman said.

The crash site was a scene of devastation with the minibus on its side and half way up a steep embankment 25ft from the road. All the dead were in the minibus.

The driver of an articulated lorry which jack-knifed across the central reservation was taken to hospital.

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