Driver killed in Alps is named
The driver killed in a coach crash in the French Alps has been named as Maurice Wrightson who was working for for Classic Coaches in Stanley, County Durham.
The driver killed in a coach crash in the French Alps has been named as Maurice Wrightson who was working for for Classic Coaches in Stanley, County Durham.
A local French journalist is reporting that the British driver of a coach carrying a number of young British adults back to the UK has died following a crash.
The crash occurred around 3.30pm local time. Soon after, three seriously injured passengers were taken by helicopter to a hospital near Grenoble.
22 passengers who suffered minor injuries were brought to the local La Bourdoisan hospital.
A judge ruled the boy may be allowed home from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, but will not be allowed to go to Rome for further treatment.
Alek Minassian, 25, has been charged with first degree murder.
The president, meanwhile, thanked the French leader for his “steadfast partnership” in the recent missile strike in Syria.