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Bodies removed from A3 crash scene as teams prepare to move the coach

The bodies of three people who were killed in a coach crash on the A3 at Hindhead have been removed from the vehicle. Recovery teams have also begun the process of moving the bus.

The wrecked coach involved in a fatal crash in Surrey Credit: Steve Parsons/PA Wire
The coach will be taken away by recovery vehicle Credit: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Neighbour of coach crash driver says it's a 'tragedy'

The neighbour of coach driver, locally named as Colin Daulby, has spoken out after he was one of three people killed when the coach crashed on the way back from Bestival in the early hours of this morning.

Tom McLoughlin said it was a "tragedy" and described Mr Daulby as "ordinary and hardworking"

Neighbour of driver who was killed in a coach crash when returning from a festival.
Neighbour of driver who was killed in a coach crash when returning from a festival. Credit: ITV Meridian

Watch the full interview at ITV Meridian.

Tributes paid to driver of coach crash

Tributes were paid to a coach driver, who was behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed on its way back from a music festival, leaving two others dead and 50 injured.

The coach driver named locally as Colin Daulby, was described by his neighbours in Warrington as an "all round good guy".

The emergency services at the scene of a coach crash on the A3 near Hindhead in Surrey
The emergency services at the scene of a coach crash on the A3 near Hindhead in Surrey. Credit: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

Ann Parsons said: "Colin would always come and chat. He wasn't intrusive but friendly and always had a kind word to say. It's terrible news and his family will be devastated. They are all very close."

Police to investigate if coach had 'too many people' on board

by Martha Fairlie: ITV News Reporter

The police say they are keeping an open mind on the cause of this accident. Road conditions and the weather were both good when the coach veered off the dual carriageway and onto the embankment. Police are now trying to collect every piece of evidence from the scene.

One thing they will be looking at is whether there were more people on board the coach then there should have been. It was designed to carry 51 passengers and one driver, but we know that three people were killed, and 50 passengers were taken from the site to the hospital.

The three who were killed, haven't yet been officially named but we do understand that the driver was Colin Daulby, a man in his early 60s from Warrington. The other two people who have been killed, we understand were festival-goers, both in their 20s.

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