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:00:00. > :00:14.That's all from the BBC News at six so

:00:15. > :00:29.Two people died and many others were injured.

:00:30. > :00:36.The coach, which had 51 people on board hit a wall.

:00:37. > :00:40.The injured were flown to Derriford Hospital.

:00:41. > :00:45.Tonight, the driver has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous

:00:46. > :00:46.driving. The family of a stabbing victim make

:00:47. > :00:50.a formal complaint about the police. It's claimed the Devon and Cornwall

:00:51. > :00:53.force missed dozens of opportunities to prevent the attack during

:00:54. > :00:56.a five year stalking campaign. And we talk to

:00:57. > :00:59.the twins back home and heartbroken Two people have been killed

:01:00. > :01:08.and 11 people have been injured, eight of them seriously,

:01:09. > :01:11.in a coach crash in Cornwall. hit a wall at one o'clock this

:01:12. > :01:16.afternoon at Morval near Looe. The coach,

:01:17. > :01:19.owned by Carmel Coaches of Exeter, The injured have been taken

:01:20. > :01:24.to Derriford Hospital. Devon and Cornwall Police have

:01:25. > :01:27.declared a major incident. Justin is close to

:01:28. > :01:40.the crash site tonight. Police were called to this tiny

:01:41. > :01:44.village just before one o'clock this lunchtime. Officers tell me it

:01:45. > :01:48.appears the coach hit a hedge just around the corner from here, up the

:01:49. > :01:54.hill. This is a Winding Road. The coach eventually came to rest where

:01:55. > :01:57.you see it tonight. More than 50 people were on board. When officers

:01:58. > :02:01.arrived they were greeted with a number of walking wounded but eight

:02:02. > :02:05.people had to be treated on board the coach for serious injuries. One

:02:06. > :02:10.person died at the scene and another person died on the way to hospital.

:02:11. > :02:14.As I mentioned, the driver of the coach has been arrested tonight on

:02:15. > :02:17.suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and is currently

:02:18. > :02:21.at Launceston police station. In a moment we will hear from the officer

:02:22. > :02:30.leading the investigation and I will be talking to the MP for the area.

:02:31. > :02:34.First this report. A day had in Cornwall turns to disaster. More

:02:35. > :02:39.than 50 people were on this coach as it headed towards loo. At about one

:02:40. > :02:42.o'clock, something went wrong. It looks like the coach crashed into

:02:43. > :02:49.the wall and hedge further up and came to stop here. From what

:02:50. > :02:52.passengers were saying, it ended up from almost turning over and the

:02:53. > :02:58.driver managed to get it back on its wheels before it could tip over. If

:02:59. > :03:01.it had done that it would have come down the hill on its side which

:03:02. > :03:06.would have caused a lot more loss of life. The collision was declared a

:03:07. > :03:11.major incident by police. Emergency services were quickly at the scene,

:03:12. > :03:15.including three air ambulances, two from Devon, one from Cornwall. There

:03:16. > :03:19.were people being treated by paramedics in the road and the rest

:03:20. > :03:25.of the emergency services were alongside the coach and were taking

:03:26. > :03:32.out the windows of the coach. They were extracting other passengers. 11

:03:33. > :03:35.people were taken to hospital. Military helicopters from cull Jos

:03:36. > :03:43.and children helped airlift some of the most seriously injured at

:03:44. > :03:46.Plymouth. `` militarily helicopters helped to airlift. We declared a

:03:47. > :03:52.major incident just after two o'clock which involved 's opening

:03:53. > :03:57.our control centre. We received eight casualties from the scene.

:03:58. > :04:02.Four were serious and unfortunately, one patient died

:04:03. > :04:08.after arriving. Passengers were on a day trip organised by age concern in

:04:09. > :04:16.Exmouth. Grow reaction is devastation and shock. `` where

:04:17. > :04:20.reaction. The coach company said its sympathy was with all those involved

:04:21. > :04:25.in the accident and it was Corp rating in the investigation. This

:04:26. > :04:29.evening the police confirmed the 57 new old driver of the coach has been

:04:30. > :04:33.arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and he

:04:34. > :04:44.has been taking to the police station. They have confirmed that

:04:45. > :04:48.the two people who died were women. With me is the head of the serious

:04:49. > :04:55.collision unit fought Devon and Cornwall. Also a parish councillor

:04:56. > :05:01.and eyewitness. Bring us up to date with the investigation as it stands

:05:02. > :05:04.tonight. At the moment police investigators are at the scene and

:05:05. > :05:07.gathering evidence from the road surface and the vehicle itself, just

:05:08. > :05:12.to establish what has happened. We have got the driver of the coach who

:05:13. > :05:16.is in custody. He has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by

:05:17. > :05:21.dangerous driving. Have you any indication what might have caused

:05:22. > :05:24.the accident? No, it is a bit early. We are still getting witness

:05:25. > :05:35.statements and we will be able to get a clearer picture. Take us

:05:36. > :05:38.through events as they unfolded today. What scene greeted you as you

:05:39. > :05:40.arrive? It was shortly before one o'clock this afternoon. The coach

:05:41. > :05:44.was travelling down the hill. The majority of passengers were able to

:05:45. > :05:48.get off themselves. There were a large tub of ambulance crew here and

:05:49. > :05:52.they were trying to get people off the coach. There were 13 serious

:05:53. > :06:00.casualties on the coach and one died from their injuries. They were

:06:01. > :06:08.joined by air ambulance crews from Devon and Cornwall and also some air

:06:09. > :06:13.ambulance crews. One of the patients died before they got a hospital.

:06:14. > :06:17.Tell us what happened before you came to the scene? I was working in

:06:18. > :06:22.my garden, overlooking the road. I heard the coach stop on heard voices

:06:23. > :06:25.and I assumed there were sheep on the road or something and when I

:06:26. > :06:29.looked I saw the coach with a broken windscreen and it was obvious it was

:06:30. > :06:39.more serious. We called 999 and I came down to direct traffic, because

:06:40. > :06:41.it is a busy road. Once they were getting passengers off we help them

:06:42. > :06:45.around to the offices where we gave them cups of tea and sat down while

:06:46. > :06:48.they awaited a coach to take them on. What that passengers tell you

:06:49. > :06:53.about what happened? They said the coach was out of control in one way

:06:54. > :06:58.or another and that people slid around and as the windows broke they

:06:59. > :07:04.were showered in broken glass. A lot seemed very stoic. Some had

:07:05. > :07:09.scratches and bruises. They were all quite elderly, so we were concerned.

:07:10. > :07:16.This is quite a steep hill and winding road. What is this road like

:07:17. > :07:20.generally, as someone who lives here? It is a nightmare. We have

:07:21. > :07:25.been working long and hard as a parish council with the county

:07:26. > :07:30.council to try and get a speed limit. Cornwall so says no, it

:07:31. > :07:34.doesn't need it. We said a few months ago, is it going to take

:07:35. > :07:39.fatalities to make a difference? It is a 60 limit, vehicles see it as a

:07:40. > :07:44.target rather than a limit. Although the top piece of road is flat and

:07:45. > :07:49.straight, they do not believe the reduced speed signs and try and come

:07:50. > :07:53.down here at 60. It is important to point out at this stage that speed

:07:54. > :07:59.is not clearly a factor at the moment? We don't know. We have heard

:08:00. > :08:03.from what witnesses have said, we need to take statements and we have

:08:04. > :08:07.to have the coach examined to make sure there are no defects, but it is

:08:08. > :08:11.something I will be looking into. I mentioned the scale of the response.

:08:12. > :08:19.In terms of that, how would you describe it? Huge. The Ambulance

:08:20. > :08:23.Services declared at a major incident as they had to get in

:08:24. > :08:27.specialist teams. We are talking 50 casualties potentially. Having said

:08:28. > :08:30.earlier on that you have been campaigning for a change in the

:08:31. > :08:37.speed limit, what happens in terms of your campaign? Sadly we will use

:08:38. > :08:41.this incident as more proof that we need a speed limit and restrictions

:08:42. > :08:45.on this road. Otherwise, this is going to continue and with the other

:08:46. > :08:50.road closed because of the repair works, this is the main route into

:08:51. > :08:54.Lou and an incident like this closes it for many hours. That is what we

:08:55. > :09:06.are worried about and we do not want any more fatalities. We live here.

:09:07. > :09:13.Thank you very much for joining us. Joining us is the local MP from

:09:14. > :09:17.Westminster. I can understand exactly what they are saying about

:09:18. > :09:22.the dangerous nature of the bend. I drive it regularly and it is, when

:09:23. > :09:31.you are local and you know it is approaching as you go along the

:09:32. > :09:36.straight piece, then you do slow down, but if the residents want my

:09:37. > :09:43.support to try to get a reduced speed limit on that road, I will

:09:44. > :09:47.certainly support them 100%. Were you aware of their concerns before

:09:48. > :09:52.today? No, I wasn't. They have clearly written to their local

:09:53. > :09:55.councillor, but I haven't received any communications from anybody

:09:56. > :10:01.about trying to get that speed limit reduced. I'd like to offer my

:10:02. > :10:07.condolences to the families of the people who have sadly lost their

:10:08. > :10:13.lives and the injured as well. And also, my thanks to the emergency

:10:14. > :10:16.services, who I know are absolutely fantastic when we have something

:10:17. > :10:21.like this happen. But we do have to make sure that we do everything we

:10:22. > :10:27.possibly can to prevent this from happening again. What will you be

:10:28. > :10:32.doing, in light of what has happened? I will be contacting the

:10:33. > :10:38.highways department at Cornwall Council. This road is under the

:10:39. > :10:42.responsibility of the council. It is not the highways authority. If I

:10:43. > :10:50.need to contact the Secretary of State for sport, to throw some

:10:51. > :10:57.weight behind that, then I will. `` the Secretary of State for

:10:58. > :11:03.Transport. We will be back later with an update on the situation.

:11:04. > :11:06.The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police, Nick Gargan,

:11:07. > :11:08.It follows claims of inappropriate behaviour towards

:11:09. > :11:13.the Independent Police Complaints Commission,

:11:14. > :11:20.which has now launched an investigation into the allegations.

:11:21. > :11:22.Derriford Hospital's admitted making a serious error

:11:23. > :11:25.in giving a man penicillin, despite him being allergic to it.

:11:26. > :11:30.80`year`old John Dudding died in February 2012.

:11:31. > :11:33.Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust says it's not known if that drug error

:11:34. > :11:43.A road that collapsed on Christmas Day, leaving part

:11:44. > :11:46.of a Cornish village cut off, is expected to reopen next week.

:11:47. > :11:49.At least 20 properties in Calstock were left without road access after

:11:50. > :11:59.The council says it's found no conclusive cause of the collapse.

:12:00. > :12:02.The family of a stabbing victim have made a

:12:03. > :12:04.formal complaint about Devon and Cornwall Police's handling of the

:12:05. > :12:06.five year campaign of stalking she suffered,

:12:07. > :12:11.Spotlight has obtained a copy of the allegations, which run to

:12:12. > :12:17."missed dozens of opportunities to prevent the stabbing".

:12:18. > :12:19.Our home affairs correspondent Simon Hall reports.

:12:20. > :12:23.You may find some of these pictures distressing.

:12:24. > :12:25.The complaint catalogues five years of stalking.

:12:26. > :12:27.From attacks on Helen's flat and car,

:12:28. > :12:29.to graffiti sprayed around her home,

:12:30. > :12:33.to the attempted murder on the streets of Exeter last year.

:12:34. > :12:37.The allegation is that the police did not treat the case seriously

:12:38. > :12:40.enough and could have prevented the attack which almost took Helen's

:12:41. > :12:57.We fought and we fought. And it never happened. It was always let

:12:58. > :13:01.service. Then we got `` then I got attacked, 24 hours later they were

:13:02. > :13:05.installing covert cameras. I find that very difficult because I think,

:13:06. > :13:09.if these cameras are so difficult to get and there is all the red tape

:13:10. > :13:13.and various things they have to go through to get them, why suddenly

:13:14. > :13:19.does it change after a murder attempt?

:13:20. > :13:22.convicted of attempted murder last month.

:13:23. > :13:24.He'll be sentenced in two weeks' time.

:13:25. > :13:26.Helen's mum and dad also suffered Willis's attacks.

:13:27. > :13:31.the Independent Police Complaints Commission on behalf of the family.

:13:32. > :13:36.The motivation, Helen says, is for stalking to be taken more seriously.

:13:37. > :13:44.Every waking and sleeping moment, your whole life is ruined by it.

:13:45. > :13:50.Even afterwards, when it is over, because of how you have lived for so

:13:51. > :13:53.long, it scars you. It is just horrific. I don't want other people

:13:54. > :13:54.to go through what I have been through.

:13:55. > :13:56.The complaint about the police's handling of

:13:57. > :14:10.No one from Devon and Cornwall Police would be interviewed. A

:14:11. > :14:14.spokesman told us they would call operate fully and he added that the

:14:15. > :14:25.force's professional standards department were carrying out their

:14:26. > :14:30.own review of the case. ACE peaceful protest was held this morning and

:14:31. > :14:34.council offices in a Devon town of the future of its swimming pool.

:14:35. > :14:39.West Devon Borough Council says it cannot afford 150,000 every year

:14:40. > :14:42.subsidising swimming pools in Tavistock and Okehampton without

:14:43. > :14:43.cutting front line services. It stresses no decision has yet been

:14:44. > :14:49.made. Two men who had to be air`lifted off

:14:50. > :14:53.the Arctic ice`cap during a trek for charity are back in Devon recovering

:14:54. > :14:56.from their dramatic ordeal. Identical twins Hugo and Ross Turner

:14:57. > :14:59.from Christow were raising money They had planned to cover 340 miles

:15:00. > :15:03.across the wild and desolate wastes Spotlight's John Ayres has

:15:04. > :15:10.been following their attempt. It's big, it's tough, and very,

:15:11. > :15:13.very cold. The trek in the Arctic started well

:15:14. > :15:15.enough for Hugo, Ross But after eight days,

:15:16. > :15:34.freezing conditions started to take My feet are so`so. `` so sore,

:15:35. > :15:40.really, really sore. My knees are really painful. Everything, my

:15:41. > :15:45.shoulder, the whole right hand side of my body is just excruciating.

:15:46. > :15:47.The twins were driven to this challenge

:15:48. > :15:50.because Hugo broken his neck on a Cornish beach seven years ago.

:15:51. > :15:52.He wanted to give something back after receiving

:15:53. > :15:59.The plan was to trek 240 miles across part of Greenland.

:16:00. > :16:10.It has been the toughest decision by everyone involved. Really, really

:16:11. > :16:13.tricky. But safety is paramount and in an environment like this we don't

:16:14. > :16:18.want to be taking any unnecessary risks, so we're just waiting to hear

:16:19. > :16:22.what time the helicopter can come and pick us up. I hope it is soon

:16:23. > :16:32.because I just want to get off the ice cap now. It has been a pretty

:16:33. > :16:35.miserable morning for everybody. But that's the way it is.

:16:36. > :16:38.Hugo had suffered leg and back injuries during blizzard conditions.

:16:39. > :16:50.The twins are back in Devon and they dropped to minus 30 degrees.

:16:51. > :16:54.The twins are back in Devon and they came to the studio to tell me how

:16:55. > :17:00.they felt after the experience. We are tired. We have only been in

:17:01. > :17:07.Devon for 24 hours, so we are a bit disillusioned. It is weird to be for

:17:08. > :17:11.48 hours on an ice cap with total white nothing and then in a studio.

:17:12. > :17:16.It has happened very quickly. You have been quoted as saying you are

:17:17. > :17:21.dotted? We got halfway, so we did incredibly well to get to the stage

:17:22. > :17:26.we are at. My knee just gave up and as we were at the airbase we thought

:17:27. > :17:31.it would be safest to get a helicopter evacuation from there.

:17:32. > :17:36.There is a small US military base. You are wearing the old`fashioned

:17:37. > :17:43.kit. You were fine. So what does that say about your experiment? It

:17:44. > :17:51.shows that the technology that was used by Shackleton, the explorers of

:17:52. > :17:59.100 years ago, this is just a simple leather boot, whereas I wore these,

:18:00. > :18:04.and I had blisters, I had all sorts of problems with my kit, gloves, I

:18:05. > :18:15.was wearing huge gloves. Ross was just wearing these in `35. It was

:18:16. > :18:23.generally just an eye`opener. No one has compared the new and the old as

:18:24. > :18:27.twins. It is to rectory `` directly comparable. Differences were sure

:18:28. > :18:32.what is better. The old stuff was just amazing. The only difference

:18:33. > :18:39.would be mental attitude. As soon as I got into it I was anxious, second

:18:40. > :18:44.day, it was really good. Will you try again? We will. Whether it is

:18:45. > :18:48.the same route, we will. When you fail on something with 18 month

:18:49. > :18:53.preparation for ten days and we were halfway there, we have got nothing

:18:54. > :19:01.but disappointment. We are really down. All of our efforts are going

:19:02. > :19:07.towards raising money for Spinal Research. We just have to slowly get

:19:08. > :19:10.back into things. Hopefully there will be more trips to come. Good

:19:11. > :19:19.luck and thank you for coming to talk to us.

:19:20. > :19:26.Back to our main story. Two people were killed and 11 injured, eight

:19:27. > :19:30.seriously, in a coach crash. Let's go live to the scene.

:19:31. > :19:34.The police investigation continues tonight. I am told the road is

:19:35. > :19:38.likely to remain closed for at least another three, possibly four hours,

:19:39. > :19:42.while the investigation carries on. In the last few minutes, some of the

:19:43. > :19:46.passengers on board the coach earlier today have arrived back in

:19:47. > :19:50.Exmouth. Emotional scenes as they arrived back home. You can tell,

:19:51. > :20:02.looking at these pictures, how upsetting the event has been for

:20:03. > :20:04.many of the people on board as they were reunited today with their

:20:05. > :20:09.family and their loved ones. A short time ago we heard from age concern

:20:10. > :20:14.in Exmouth. Devastating for the people concerned. Shock from the

:20:15. > :20:22.staff and volunteers. Obviously, our thoughts are with those of the

:20:23. > :20:26.deceased. `` the families of the deceased. Tonight the police are

:20:27. > :20:32.continuing to interview the driver who has been arrested on suspicion

:20:33. > :20:36.of causing death by dangerous driving. Earlier on the programme

:20:37. > :20:41.one of the people who lives close by told me that they have had concerns

:20:42. > :20:44.about this road for some time and have been campaigning for more

:20:45. > :20:48.warning signs and changes to the speed limits and they say they have

:20:49. > :20:52.warned the authorities that it would take a fatality before anything was

:20:53. > :20:57.done. Tonight we have heard from the MP for the area, who was concerned

:20:58. > :21:02.to hear from the residents and was offering to take up their concerns

:21:03. > :21:07.about the state of the road. It has to be said, the police have said

:21:08. > :21:11.tonight that they are still investigating all possible causes

:21:12. > :21:15.for the crash and have not ruled out whether speed is a factor. I walked

:21:16. > :21:20.down the hill earlier the company by the police and you can see earlier a

:21:21. > :21:26.gash in the hedge where the coach struck a hedge before it came to

:21:27. > :21:31.rest here at the village. Back to the studio.

:21:32. > :21:40.Time for the weather. It is not looking too bad. Things

:21:41. > :21:44.are settling down. There is fine settled weather. Next week looks

:21:45. > :21:50.unsettled, I'm afraid. For tomorrow, things really settling down. A fine

:21:51. > :21:54.and dry day. We will see plenty in the way of sunshine. In the lighter

:21:55. > :21:57.winds it is feeling warmer as well. If you take a look at the big

:21:58. > :22:02.picture it you can see the cloud to the eastern side of the UK. For us,

:22:03. > :22:07.we have not fared too badly. There is an area to the south`west, not

:22:08. > :22:11.much clout, all courtesy of a high pressure which is starting to build

:22:12. > :22:14.in. As we get into tomorrow the high pressure becomes more dominant and

:22:15. > :22:19.it does stay with us into Thursday and Friday, into the first part of

:22:20. > :22:23.the weekend, before finally starting to weaken again. Taking a look at

:22:24. > :22:26.that closely, you can see a peppering of showers across the

:22:27. > :22:32.country today, particularly further to the east ` east Devon, Dorset and

:22:33. > :22:37.Somerset. Further to the west, the bulk of Devon and for the Channel

:22:38. > :22:42.Islands, a bit better today. It was earlier here in Jersey where we saw

:22:43. > :22:50.a baby dry day. The Queen's baton relay was making its way around the

:22:51. > :22:54.islands. You can see the flags blowing in the wind. Hopefully we

:22:55. > :23:00.will see lighter winds tomorrow. Back to Exeter, a bit more in the

:23:01. > :23:06.way of cloud but the foliage springing into life. In the next few

:23:07. > :23:10.days we will see more foliage sprouting and bursting into life.

:23:11. > :23:15.Back to tonight and we have still got one or two showers further to

:23:16. > :23:20.the east. They will start to clear in the first part of the night. Then

:23:21. > :23:26.it is a clear night. We will see some temperatures falling lower than

:23:27. > :23:33.the past couple of nights. Maybe some patches of mist forming. In

:23:34. > :23:38.Morro locations, particularly further east, we can see as low as

:23:39. > :23:44.three or 4 degrees tonight. To start the day tomorrow, mist patches

:23:45. > :23:49.around initially. Then it is a dry and bright morning with plenty of

:23:50. > :23:53.the way of sunshine. Some cloud but not enough to spoil the day. And

:23:54. > :24:00.with the light winds it will feel quite pleasant in any sunshine.

:24:01. > :24:07.Temperatures reaching up to 18 degrees further to the east. The

:24:08. > :24:12.only problem with sunshine and light winds and dry air is the pollen

:24:13. > :24:18.creeping up. If you suffer from hay fever, something to bear in mind.

:24:19. > :24:24.The UV reaching level 546. Fairly high sun in the sky. Take the

:24:25. > :24:29.necessary precautions. For the Isles of Scilly for tomorrow, fine and

:24:30. > :24:32.dry. Warm sunshine around and light winds. And the times of high water

:24:33. > :25:04.for tomorrow... The outlook for the next few days,

:25:05. > :25:09.not looking bad. Plenty in the way of sunshine. It should stay dry for

:25:10. > :25:14.most of us for much of the time. Temperatures gradually creeping up.

:25:15. > :25:20.By Friday we could see 18 or 19 degrees. Have a good evening.

:25:21. > :25:23.That is all from us for this evening. More in the late news at

:25:24. > :25:50.10:25pm. Good night. Can I make something clear to you?

:25:51. > :25:55.UKIP is not against immigration. We welcome immigration -

:25:56. > :25:59.we want immigration.