Boy died of head injury in Somerset coach crash, inquest told

A 10-year-old boy who was killed when a coach carrying schoolchildren crashed died of a head injury, an inquest has heard.

Oliver Price died when a coach carrying Minehead Middle School pupils left the road near Wheddon Cross in Somerset and slid down a 6m (20ft) slope on 17 July.

The children and teachers onboard had been returning from an end-of-year trip to Exmoor Zoo. In total, 21 people were taken to hospital.

An inquest at Wells Coroner’s Court heard earlier that Oliver had been found in his seat with his seatbelt on, and was declared dead at the scene by paramedics.