Pupils and teachers from Worcestershire were involved in a coach crash in France in the early hours of Sunday morning. The passengers on board were returning from a skiing trip in the Aosta Valley when the coach came off the road and hit a verge. There were 48 people on the bus at the time including members of staff from Interski, who had chartered the coach, and two bus drivers.
One man died as a result of the accident and 27 are injured, four seriously. A second coach which followed behind informed the emergency services and helped with evacuation of passengers and rescue efforts.
The injured passengers were taken to hospitals in Rheims and Charlon. 27 of them were admitted into hospital and others were taken to a community centre where the French Red Cross helped assist passengers caught up in the accident.
The Foreign Office are helping to get passengers home and local news reports said that one of the coaches had arrived back in the UK.
In a statement, Interski said they were saddened and distressed to report the death of a party leader.
The man has been named as Peter Rippington. A statement issued by the family through the Foreign office said:
"We ask that our privacy is respected and that we are left to grieve with our friends and family."
"We, as a family, are devastated at the tragic loss of Peter, a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, son-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle, friend and teacher.
“We are still extremely concerned about the health of his wife, Sharon, who was injured and is still recovering in hospital in France. Sharon is accompanied by her daughter Amy, who escaped the incident with minor injuries."
“Until they are safely home we ask that our privacy is respected and that we are left to grieve with our friends and family.”
One man died as a result of the accident and 27 are injured, four seriously. A second coach which followed behind informed the emergency services and helped with evacuation of passengers and rescue efforts.
The injured passengers were taken to hospitals in Rheims and Charlon. 27 of them were admitted into hospital and others were taken to a community centre where the French Red Cross helped assist passengers caught up in the accident.
The Foreign Office are helping to get passengers home and local news reports said that one of the coaches had arrived back in the UK.
In a statement, Interski said they were saddened and distressed to report the death of a party leader.
The man has been named as Peter Rippington. A statement issued by the family through the Foreign office said:
"We ask that our privacy is respected and that we are left to grieve with our friends and family."
"We, as a family, are devastated at the tragic loss of Peter, a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, son-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle, friend and teacher.
“We are still extremely concerned about the health of his wife, Sharon, who was injured and is still recovering in hospital in France. Sharon is accompanied by her daughter Amy, who escaped the incident with minor injuries."
“Until they are safely home we ask that our privacy is respected and that we are left to grieve with our friends and family.”
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