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Yahoo
24-07-2025
- Yahoo
Schoolboy died from head injuries in zoo trip coach crash, inquest hears
A 10-year-old boy who was killed in a coach crash while returning from a school trip to a zoo died from head injuries, the opening of his inquest has heard. Oliver Price died when the vehicle left the A396 at Cutcombe Hill near Minehead, Somerset, and slid down a 20ft slope last Thursday. The bus was carrying 60 to 70 pupils and staff who were returning to Minehead Middle School after a trip to Exmoor Zoo days before the end of term. The crash happened between Wheddon Cross and Timberscombe at about 3.15pm on July 17. The coach left the road, overturned and came to rest about 20ft down a steep slope. An off-duty firefighter travelling behind the vehicle was able to start freeing passengers immediately. During a brief opening hearing at Somerset Coroner's Court at Wells Town Hall it was confirmed Oliver had suffered fatal head injuries. Vanessa McKinlay, the assistant coroner for Somerset, read the evidence of identification from coroner's officer Ben Batley. 'He was aged 10 at the time of his death and he was a student,' the statement said. 'Oliver's death was confirmed at 5pm on July 17 by the attending paramedic at the A396 at Timberscombe, near Minehead. 'The brief circumstances of the death are that Oliver was a student of Minehead Middle School who was being taken back to Minehead by coach with a number of other children and staff having been on a trip to Exmoor Zoo. 'The coach came off the A396 road at Timberscombe into a steep wooded area. 'Oliver was found seated in the coach with his seat belt on. His death was confirmed by the attending paramedic. 'Oliver's provisional cause of death is head injury pending results of laboratory investigations.' Ms McKinlay said the inquest has been listed to resume on January 14 with a one-day hearing to involve evidence from witnesses including the adult passengers on the coach, other witnesses, the coach driver, and specialist collision investigators and vehicle examiners. 'The likely scope of the inquest will be the events of the day prior to the coach leaving the road, the circumstances in which the coach left the road and Oliver's medical cause of death,' Ms McKinlay said. 'I would like to close by offering my condolences to Oliver's family.' The short hearing was only attended by members of the media. A number of children involved in the crash were discharged from hospital over the weekend, while two children and three adults remain in hospital. Online fundraisers for those affected have raised more than £25,000. The coach was recovered on Saturday and will now be subject to a detailed examination by experts.
The Independent
24-07-2025
- The Independent
Minehead bus crash victim died from head injuries on way home from school zoo trip, inquest hears
A 10-year-old boy who was killed in a coach crash while returning from a school trip to a zoo died from head injuries, the opening of his inquest has heard. Oliver Price was killed when the vehicle left the A396 at Cutcombe Hill near Minehead, Somerset, and slid down a 20ft slope on 17 July. The bus had been carrying 60 to 70 pupils and staff from Minehead Middle School, who were returning from a trip to Exmoor Zoo days before the end of term. A number of children involved in the crash were discharged from hospital over the weekend, while two children and three adults remain in hospital. The crash happened between Wheddon Cross and Timberscombe at about 3.15pm last Thursday. The vehicle left the road, overturned and came to rest about 20ft from the road, down a steep slope. An off-duty firefighter travelling behind the coach was able to start freeing passengers immediately. During a brief opening hearing at Somerset Coroner's Court at Wells Town Hall it was confirmed Oliver had suffered fatal head injuries. Vanessa McKinlay, the assistant coroner for Somerset, read the evidence of identification from coroner's officer Ben Batley. 'Oliver's death was confirmed at 5pm on July 17 by the attending paramedic at the A396 at Timberscombe, near Minehead,' the statement read. 'The brief circumstances of the death are that Oliver was a student of Minehead Middle School who was being taken back to Minehead by coach with a number of other children and staff having been on a trip to Exmoor Zoo. 'The coach came off the A396 road at Timberscombe into a steep wooded area. 'Oliver was found seated in the coach with his seat belt on. His death was confirmed by the attending paramedic. Oliver's provisional cause of death is head injury pending results of laboratory investigations.' Ms McKinlay said the inquest has been listed to resume on 14 January 2025 with a one-day hearing to involve evidence from witnesses including the adult passengers on the coach, other witnesses, the coach driver, and specialist collision investigators and vehicle examiners. 'The likely scope of the inquest will be the events of the day prior to the coach leaving the road, the circumstances in which the coach left the road and Oliver's medical cause of death,' Ms McKinlay said. 'I would like to close by offering my condolences to Oliver's family.' The coach was recovered on Saturday and will now undergo a detailed examination by experts. Online fundraisers for those affected have raised more than £25,000.
The Independent
24-07-2025
- The Independent
Schoolboy died from head injuries in zoo trip coach crash, inquest hears
A 10-year-old boy who was killed in a coach crash while returning from a school trip to a zoo died from head injuries, the opening of his inquest has heard. Oliver Price died when the vehicle left the A396 at Cutcombe Hill near Minehead, Somerset, and slid down a 20ft slope last Thursday. The bus was carrying 60 to 70 pupils and staff who were returning to Minehead Middle School after a trip to Exmoor Zoo days before the end of term. The crash happened between Wheddon Cross and Timberscombe at about 3.15pm on July 17. The coach left the road, overturned and came to rest about 20ft down a steep slope. An off-duty firefighter travelling behind the vehicle was able to start freeing passengers immediately. During a brief opening hearing at Somerset Coroner's Court at Wells Town Hall it was confirmed Oliver had suffered fatal head injuries. Vanessa McKinlay, the assistant coroner for Somerset, read the evidence of identification from coroner's officer Ben Batley. 'He was aged 10 at the time of his death and he was a student,' the statement said. 'Oliver's death was confirmed at 5pm on July 17 by the attending paramedic at the A396 at Timberscombe, near Minehead. 'The brief circumstances of the death are that Oliver was a student of Minehead Middle School who was being taken back to Minehead by coach with a number of other children and staff having been on a trip to Exmoor Zoo. 'The coach came off the A396 road at Timberscombe into a steep wooded area. 'Oliver was found seated in the coach with his seat belt on. His death was confirmed by the attending paramedic. 'Oliver's provisional cause of death is head injury pending results of laboratory investigations.' Ms McKinlay said the inquest has been listed to resume on January 14 with a one-day hearing to involve evidence from witnesses including the adult passengers on the coach, other witnesses, the coach driver, and specialist collision investigators and vehicle examiners. 'The likely scope of the inquest will be the events of the day prior to the coach leaving the road, the circumstances in which the coach left the road and Oliver's medical cause of death,' Ms McKinlay said. 'I would like to close by offering my condolences to Oliver's family.' The short hearing was only attended by members of the media. A number of children involved in the crash were discharged from hospital over the weekend, while two children and three adults remain in hospital. Online fundraisers for those affected have raised more than £25,000. The coach was recovered on Saturday and will now be subject to a detailed examination by experts.
Daily Mail
15-07-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
New study could help reduce number of sports-related head injuries - and deaths from catastrophic impacts
Korean experts have pinpointed how to make the best sport helmet for protecting athletes' brains. Head injuries are a common risk in many sports, from cricket, rugby, football and roller derby to name a few. Some studies suggest up to 40 per cent of athletes will suffer an injury over a year's worth of training and competing. In sports like cricket the risk can rise to 70 per cent, with just over one in 10 of these injuries to critical areas like the head, neck and face mainly due to a hard ball launched at high speeds from bowler to batsman The consequences of such injuries can be devastating. Aussie cricketer Phillip Hughes, 25, was famously killed in 2014 after a devastating head injury delivered by a bouncer bowled by Sean Abbott. He was later confirmed to have died from a vertebral artery dissection, a tear in one of the arteries in the neck that feeds the brainstem oxygen rich blood. Such an injury carries the risk of causing a stroke. Now, a team of researchers have come up with a way to assess the best helmet material to reduce serious head injuries. Scientists from Chongqing Jiaotong University alongside Chongqing No. 7 Middle School, analysed the performance of three different helmet materials. These were a strong plastic called Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), fibreglass alloys, and aluminium composites. Using computer simulations, the team made digital copies of helmets made from each material. These digital helmets were then put through a variety of computerised impact scenarios based on cricket with the team analysing how well they protected a simulated human head and brain within. They found that for training and at a recreational level an ABS helmet provided sufficient protection. However, at an elite level—where balls travel at a faster, and therefore more dangerous, speed—fibreglass or aluminium alloys performed better. They added while either of these had its advantages, they noted that fibreglass being more brittle than aluminium gave it an advantage as it distributed the stress of an impact across its entire surface, lowering the risk of a traumatic injury. Author of the study, which was published in the journal AIP Advances, Tao Wang said while the results are interesting they are not universal to every sport which each have their unique stresses. 'Each sport should be checked individually, because loading conditions are different in different sports,' he said. Government data suggests there are about 6,500 sports related concussion admissions to hospitals in England per year. The issue of head injuries in sport has come under increasing focus in recent years due to fears that repeated blows could increase the risk of dementia. A 2023 study commissioned by the Football Association and Professional Footballers' Association, found professional footballers have triple the likelihood of being diagnosed with dementia than the general population. However, subsequent studies have found this isn't likely to be a risk for amateur players. In fact, playing sport was found to be protective against dementia most likely due to regularly doing exercise a known factor that protects against the memory robbing disorder.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Yahoo
Property manager, 81, arrested for allegedly hitting tenant
A 57-year-old woman suffered 'significant head injuries ' after an alleged fight with her 81-year-old property manager, according to a social media post from the Honolulu Police Department. Patrol officers responded at about 1 p.m. today to an address on Algaroba Street to a report of a 'physical altercation between tenant and property manager.' Officers found the 57-year-old woman who was treated and transported to the Queen's Medical Center in serious condition. 'Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim had gone to the manager's office to retrieve a package when she was struck from behind with an unknown object by an 81-year-old male suspect, later identified as the property manager, ' read the post from HPD. The 81-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The investigation is ongoing. See more : 1 Comments By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have agreed to the. An insightful discussion of ideas and viewpoints is encouraged, but comments must be civil and in good taste, with no personal attacks. If your comments are inappropriate, you may be banned from posting. Report comments if you believe they do not follow our. Having trouble with comments ? .
