M53 motorway coach crash | |
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![]() A Carvers Coach similar to the vehicle that was involved in the accident | |
Details | |
Date | 29 September 2023 c. 08:00 BST |
Location | Near junction 5 on the M53 motorway |
Country | England |
Operator | Carvers Coaches |
Service | W3 school bus route |
Incident type | Traffic collision |
Cause | Driver collapsing |
Statistics | |
Vehicles | 1 |
Passengers | 58 |
Deaths | 2 |
Injured | 17 |
Damage | Coach destroyed |
On 29 September 2023, a coach operating a school bus route overturned on the M53 motorway in The Wirral in north-western England, killing the driver and a 15-year-old passenger.