Man dies on Alton Towers trip

A man has died and up to 70 people are thought to be injured after a coach trip to the Alton Towers theme park ended in tragedy. A double-decker vehicle believed to be carrying foreign farm workers on an excursion plunged down a steep embankment on a narrow country road in Staffordshire last night.

A 26-year-old Polish worker was pronounced dead while 29 other people were taken to hospital. Two of the victims, including a 20-year-old woman, are said to have “very serious” injuries. More than 40 passengers were treated for minor injuries and shock at the scene.