Girl, 14, and school bus driver die following motorway crash

A 14-year-old schoolgirl and a bus driver have died following a motorway crash involving a coach and a car. Emergency services were called on Friday shortly after 8am to reports of an overturned coach on the northbound M53 near to junction five at Hooton, Cheshire. Merseyside Police Chief Superintendent Graeme Robson told a press conference there were 54 people on the bus including the driver, and Merseyside Fire and Rescue helped passengers escape the debris.