Horse Trainer’s Heroic Quad Bike Rescue After Fatal Minehead Bus Crash Friday, July 18, 2025 rescue minehead buscrash quadbike emergency heroism accident safety community tragedy Alan Jones, a local horse trainer living just yards from the site of a tragic bus crash near Minehead, played a crucial role in helping victims escape the wreckage. Within minutes of the accident on the A396 Cutcombe Hill, he … Read More
Injured Minehead Schoolboy Struggles to Recall Coach Crash Friday, July 18, 2025 minehead coachcrash exmoor a396 injury emergencyservices schoolboy accident rescue investigation Jayden, a schoolboy who survived a devastating coach crash on the A396, is recovering from a broken collarbone but struggles to remember the moment the vehicle overturned. The Ridlers coach, carrying around 60 to 70 … Read More
Puffin Rescued 110 Miles Inland Returns to the Wild After RSPCA Rehabilitation Friday, July 18, 2025 puffin rescue rehabilitation rspca wildlife herefordshire seabird conservation recovery release A puffin named Oona has made a remarkable comeback after being found over 100 miles from the coast, in a Herefordshire garden. Severely underweight and far from her natural habitat, Oona’s journey from rescue to release … Read More
School Coach Flips and Slides Down 20-Foot Bank, Resulting in Child’s Death Thursday, July 17, 2025 coach crash accident emergency rescue child hospital fireservice police minehead A tragic accident occurred on Thursday, July 17, when a school coach en route to Minehead Middle School flipped onto its roof and slid down a 20-foot embankment along the A396. The crash claimed the life of one child, while … Read More
Minehead School Bus Crash Injures Several as Rescuers Work to Free Passengers Thursday, July 17, 2025 minehead buscrash schoolbus accident rescue hospitalization wheddoncross emergency injuries roadsafety A serious accident involving a school bus occurred near Wheddon Cross, close to Minehead, causing several passengers to be hospitalized. The bus, estimated to be carrying between 60 and 70 people, apparently left the road, … Read More
People Trapped as Bus Crashes Off Somerset A-Road Thursday, July 17, 2025 bus somerset accident emergency rescue crash a396 fire ambulance police A bus crash on the A396 near Wheddon Cross in Somerset has left several passengers trapped this afternoon, Thursday, July 17. The incident occurred when the bus veered off the road near the junction with Ashwell Lane and … Read More