A fourteen year old girl and the driver of have been killed after a school bus overturned on the M53 in Merseyside this morning.
Fifty four people were on the coach which was involved in a collision with a car before hitting the central reservation near to J5 (Hooton) on the Wirral
The bus was carrying pupils from Calday Grange Grammar School, and West Kirby Grammar School for Girls
The #lM53 remains closed in both directions between J5 Hooton and J4 #lBebington following the incident and the closure is expected to remain in place for a considerable time today.
In a statement Merseyside Police said:
Two children were removed from the scene to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
“50 other children were taken to an Emergency Training Centre where they were medically assessed and eight of those 50 children have been taken to the Countess of Chester and Arrowe Park Hospitals.
“Our thoughts and condolences are very much with their families and friends at this tragic time.
“Family Liaison Officers are providing specialist support to both families and we are working with both schools and Wirral and Cheshire West Councils to ensure the necessary trauma support is in place for the children on the bus.
“We also know that other children from both schools were on buses travelling in convoy with the bus involved in the incident and witnessed the incident. They too will be provided with appropriate trauma support.
