SCHOOL HORROR Tragic details revealed after ‘bubbly’ girl, 16, killed in school minibus smash that left nine children injured

A TEEN girl killed in a school minibus crash that left nine children hurt suffered torso injuries in the horror, an inquest heard.

Eleanor Lydia Hague, 16, was travelling in the bus carrying sixth form students when it collided with a Hyundai in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire.

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Eleanor Hague holding a milkshake.
Eleanor Hague was killed in the horror crashCredit: North Yorkshire Police
 

Police at the scene of a fatal school bus crash in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire.
The bus was carrying sixth form students when it crashedCredit: nb press ltd
The Hyundai driver – a woman in her 40s – was arrested and bailed on suspicion of causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving.

An inquest heard Eleanor – known as Ellie – was identified by her dad following the December 1 crash.

Senior coroner Jon Heath said: “The circumstances known at this time were that Eleanor Lydia Hague was a passenger in a minibus which was in a collision with a car and her death was confirmed at the scene.

“The provisional cause of death at this stage is torso injuries.”

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