Well-wishers Urged to Refrain from Leaving Flowers at Fatal Coach Crash Site Near Minehead Friday, July 25, 2025 minehead coachcrash oliverprice a396 exmoorzoo inquest trafficsafety somerset tributes accidentmortality Well-wishers have been kindly asked not to leave floral tributes at the site of a fatal coach crash near Minehead following the reopening of the A396 road. The road had been closed since Thursday, July 17, after a bus … Read More
South West Skydive Company Shuts After Fatal Tandem Jump Accident Thursday, July 24, 2025 skydiving accident liquidation devon parachute tragedy investigation tandemjump skydivebuzz inquest Skydive Buzz Ltd, a skydiving company operating just over the Somerset border in Devon, has announced its immediate closure, more than a month after a fatal tandem skydive accident claimed the lives of two people. Based at … Read More
Schoolboy Dies from Head Injuries in Minehead Coach Crash, Inquest Reveals Thursday, July 24, 2025 minehead coachcrash inquest oliverprice headinjury exmoorzoo schooltrip accident somerset investigation A tragic coach crash near Minehead has claimed the life of 10-year-old Oliver Price. The schoolboy suffered fatal head injuries when the vehicle carrying him and dozens of others left the A396 at Cutcombe Hill and plunged … Read More
Uncertain Intentions: The Mysterious Death of Ex-Police Officer in House Fire Friday, July 18, 2025 inquest fire police somerset death mystery suicide investigation domestic tragedy The tragic death of Malcolm Baker, a former Metropolitan Police detective superintendent, remains shrouded in uncertainty following a fatal house fire in Somerset on September 14, 2022. At 60 years old, Baker perished when a … Read More
Former Detective Blames Wife for ‘Ruining’ Him Before Fatal Fire, Inquest Reveals Wednesday, July 16, 2025 inquest fire divorce police investigation petrol mentalhealth fatality arson suicide A retired senior detective superintendent tragically died in a fire that engulfed his Somerset home after he locked himself in his bedroom, the inquest has revealed. Malcolm Baker, 60, an ex-Metropolitan Police detective … Read More
Man in his 80s dies near Great Western Canal in Tiverton Monday, June 23, 2025 tiverton devon cornwall greatwesterncanal manleylane emergency police ambulance inquest death A man in his 80s has tragically died after being found in distress near the Great Western Canal in Tiverton on Monday, June 23. Emergency services, including police and ambulance crews, quickly arrived at the scene on Manley … Read More