Bus horror at Sainsbury's leaves two dead
Bus horror at Sainsbury's leaves two dead
Bus horror at Sainsbury's leaves two dead: Eight-year-old boy is crushed to death on the top deck and elderly woman pedestrian is run over and killed after double-decker smashed into supermarket
- Two people killed when double-decker struck Sainsbury's in Coventry
- Eight-year-old boy, who was sitting on the upper deck, and female pedestrian, believed to be in her 70s, both suffered fatal injuries
- Bus hit parked cars and a lamppost before ploughing into the supermarket
- Six people, including a child, have been taken to hospital with injuries
Two people have died after a double-decker bus crashed into a Sainsbury's supermarket in Coventry city centre.
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 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.
Impact: Photographs taken at the scene reveal how part of the upper deck of the bus was ripped apart when the vehicle crashed into the supermarket on Trinity Street, in Coventry city centre, on Saturday evening
Destruction: The bus hit a number of parked cars and a lamppost before ploughing into the building
Tragedy: An eight-year-old boy and a woman, believed to be in her 70s, both suffered fatal injuries in the crash
The Stagecoach Midlands X18 service to Leamingto struck a number of parked cars and a lamppost before crashing into the supermarket on Trinity Street at 6pm on Saturday.
Shocked witnesses described scenes of 'absolute chaos' as bystanders tried to rescue children trapped under the seats on the top deck after the bus slammed into the side of the supermarket.
Maneer Fiaz was getting some food from a shop opposite when he heard a 'loud bang' and saw people running to the scene.
