LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

School minibus crash aftermath

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

19 Nov 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:04:14

Description

Report on a school minibus crash on the M40 in which 10 students and teacher Eleanor Fry from Hagley RC High School in Hagley, near Birmingham, were killed outright returning from a trip to the Royal Albert Hall. 2 other children died later. And on aftermath for the school with counselling offered; and concerns over minibus safety regulations including seatbelts. With contribution from: Hagley headteacher Paul Hill; council Education Officer David Stanley;Trevor Jellis, who is leading the team of counsellors; school Chaplain Father Douglas Lamb; Derek Prentice of the Consumer’s Association. John Beesley reports. Audio balance uneven.

Contributors

David Stanley; Paul Hill; John Beesley; Trevor Jellis; Douglas Lamb; Derek Prentice

Keywords

Deaths; Motorways; Counselling; Road safety; Road accidents; Schoolchildren; Accidental death; Driving tests; Hagley RC High School; Hagley; Eleanor Fry

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