A schoolgirl died today when a coach carrying a party of teenagers on a trip to a theme park crashed in “horrendous” weather conditions.
The 17-year-old was in a group heading to Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire when their bus crashed on a bridge and plunged into a stream during a snowstorm.
Four people on the trip from Lanark Grammar School, South Lanarkshire, were seriously injured and another eight suffered minor injuries in the accident.
Police said there were 39 children and six adults on the bus when it crashed on the A73 at Wiston, near Biggar, South Lanarkshire, shortly after 6am.
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