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Saturday, October 3, 2015

Double-decker bus crashed into a Sainsbury's supermarket in Coventry city centre

Bus crash at Coventry Sainsbury’s leaves two dead and eight injured 

Two people have died after a double-decker bus crashed into a Sainsbury's supermarket in Coventry city centre.
Tragedy: An eight-year-old boy and a woman, believed to be in her 70s, both suffered fatal injuries in the crash
Destruction: The bus hit a number of parked cars and a lamppost before ploughing into the building

 An eight-year-old boy from Leamington, who was sitting on the upper deck of the bus, and a female pedestrian from Nuneaton, believed to be in her 70s, died at the scene after suffering fatal injuries. 

 A nine-year-old girl, who was also travelling on the top deck of the bus, is tonight fighting for her life at Birmingham Children's Hospital after suffering serious injuries to her face, neck and leg. 

Five other people, including the driver, were taken to University Hospital Coventry for treatment. 

The Stagecoach Midlands 17.33 X18 service, which was travelling to Leamington, struck a number of parked cars and a lamppost before crashing into the building on Trinity Street at 6pm

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