A coach carrying 29 schoolchildren crashed in northern France at the weekend leaving one man dead and at least 10 others in hospital.
The pupils, from Alvechurch School in Worcestershire, were returning to the UK from the Aosta Valley, Italy, when the coach left the motorway and came to rest at the bottom of an embankment. The cause is not yet known.

The man who died in the accident was named as Mr Peter Rippington, a 59 year old teacher at the school. Tributes have been pouring in to the school where he was said to be a very popular teacher.

Twenty-one adults were also involved in the bus crash near the city of Reims in the Champagne-Ardenne region in the early hours of this morning, Interski Snowsport School, said. The ski company said 22 people were also taken to hospital with minor injuries following the accident at 2.30am, although some have all ready been discharged.

In the most recent developments, the French police have charged the driver of the coach with involuntary manslaughter. The driver claims to have no recolection of the accident, which may fuel speculation that he fell asleep at the wheel. Initial tests on the driver, who received minor injuries, showed he was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to the BBC.

The coach had two drivers on board, along with six Interski instructors and 13 adults belonging to the school party. Those who escaped uninjured are being cared for at a sports complex in the region.

The accident happened on the A26 at Chalons-en-Champagne.

The bus was owned by Solus Coaches, which is based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, but the trip was organised by Interski, which is based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.