A schoolgirl and a driver have died in a horror crash on the M53 motorway.
A coach carrying schoolchildren overturned on the busy motorway in the Wirral on Friday morning, smashing into the central reservation.
Emergency services rushed to the scene between junctions 4 and 5 between Eastham and Bebington shortly before 8am on Friday morning.
Devastating pictures show the horrific scene from above, with the coach completely on its side and glass smashed along the roadside.
Witnesses also report seeing the terrified schoolchildren escaping the wreck out of the back window of the coach.
A further two patients were taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital with serious injuries, while a number of other patients were taken to surrounding hospitals for treatment to minor injuries, the ambulance service said.
A total of 50 children were transported to a casualty clearing centre at the emergency services training centre in Wallasey.
Of those, 39 have now been discharged while the remainder have been taken to hospital for further treatment.
