Woman dies after school bus crash in Cornwall

A boy remains in hospital after the crash in Mullion on Monday

Author: Simon McleanPublished 17th Oct 2024

A woman's died after a crash involving a car and a school bus in Cornwall on Monday.

A boy remains at Bristol Children's Hospital with life-threatening injuries after the incident on Meaver Road in Mullion.

A woman has sadly died following a road traffic collision on the B3296 in Meaver Road, Mullion.

Officers were called at around 8.40am on Monday 14 October to reports of collision involving a silver Vauxhall Astra and a double decker school bus.

The woman has died in hosptial - the woman and child's next of kin are aware.

Twenty seven children on the school bus sustained minor injuries and one child from the bus sustained serious injuries but these are not life threatening.

Sergeant Phil Brown from the Serious Collisions Investigation Team said: “We are working in conjunction with the school and our partners to ensure everybody receives the support they need following this tragic incident.

“Our thoughts continue to be with everybody involved.”

Anyone with any relevant information or dashcam footage which may assist the investigation is asked to contact police via the force website or by calling 101, quoting 50240260109

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