[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  True Crime Updates [@TrueCrimeUpdat](/creator/twitter/TrueCrimeUpdat) on x 12.5K followers Created: 2025-07-18 11:31:24 UTC ⚠️ WARNING: This post contains graphic descriptions of a fatality. An off-duty firefighter traveling behind a Somerset school coach that overturned in the UK was able to save lives by immediately freeing children. The horrific crash occurred around 3:00 PM on Thursday, July 17, on the A396 near Wheddon Cross. The 70-seater bus was carrying pupils from Minehead Middle School, believed to be aged nine & ten, following an end-of-term trip to Exmoor Zoo. Emergency services rushed to the remote rural location, where one child was pronounced dead at the scene. Twenty-one others were taken to hospital with various injuries. Gavin Ellis of Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service praised the off-duty firefighter for his "immediate [action] to start releasing those casualties from the bus." Chief Superintendent Mark Edgington of Avon & Somerset Police confirmed the fatality, expressing sympathies to the child's family. The coach reportedly went off a steep slope & slid approximately 20ft down an embankment. Fire crews carried out "extrications & rescues in extremely difficult circumstances." Floral tributes have been left outside Minehead Middle School, which remained closed on Friday. A local resident described the community as "tight knit" & said, "Everyone I talk to bursts into tears." One of the school's teachers posted on Facebook, praising the students' bravery & thanking emergency services. 🙏Please share to spread awareness DISCLAIMER: The information shared is based on initial reports, may not be fully verified, and is presented as alleged. Details are subject to change as investigations proceed 🔔Follow for more recent True Crime Updates 👁️Source: Daily Mail  XXXXX engagements  [Post Link](https://x.com/TrueCrimeUpdat/status/1946170939907166404)
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True Crime Updates @TrueCrimeUpdat on x 12.5K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 11:31:24 UTC
⚠️ WARNING: This post contains graphic descriptions of a fatality.
An off-duty firefighter traveling behind a Somerset school coach that overturned in the UK was able to save lives by immediately freeing children. The horrific crash occurred around 3:00 PM on Thursday, July 17, on the A396 near Wheddon Cross. The 70-seater bus was carrying pupils from Minehead Middle School, believed to be aged nine & ten, following an end-of-term trip to Exmoor Zoo.
Emergency services rushed to the remote rural location, where one child was pronounced dead at the scene. Twenty-one others were taken to hospital with various injuries. Gavin Ellis of Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service praised the off-duty firefighter for his "immediate [action] to start releasing those casualties from the bus." Chief Superintendent Mark Edgington of Avon & Somerset Police confirmed the fatality, expressing sympathies to the child's family.
The coach reportedly went off a steep slope & slid approximately 20ft down an embankment. Fire crews carried out "extrications & rescues in extremely difficult circumstances." Floral tributes have been left outside Minehead Middle School, which remained closed on Friday. A local resident described the community as "tight knit" & said, "Everyone I talk to bursts into tears." One of the school's teachers posted on Facebook, praising the students' bravery & thanking emergency services.
🙏Please share to spread awareness DISCLAIMER: The information shared is based on initial reports, may not be fully verified, and is presented as alleged. Details are subject to change as investigations proceed 🔔Follow for more recent True Crime Updates 👁️Source: Daily Mail
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