Cornwall police arrest coach driver after two killed in crash

May 15, 2014

Police have bailed the driver of a coach which crashed on Tuesday in Cornwall, England, killing two people.

The driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following fatal injury of two elderly women when the coach reportedly hit a wall. A further seven passengers, seriously injured in the crash, were hospitalised.

reported being alerted to the incident, about three (five ) from the town of, at approximately 1:00pm  (1200 ) on Tuesday. The force arrested the 57-year-old male coach driver from on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been released on bail.

The cause of the crash is not yet known although police say they are investigating the incident, in which no vehicle other than the coach was involved. The passengers were travelling on a coach trip from to Looe with.