Bin lorry in minibus crash owned by Birmingham City Council

Birmingham City Council have confirmed that a bin lorry involved in a fatal crash this morning (July 7th) was part of their waste management fleet.

A 14-year-old girl was killed when a minibus carrying year 9 and year 12 school children from John Taylor High School in Burton-upon-Trent collided with a bin lorry on the A38 Kingsbury Road in Castle Vale in Birmingham.

Another girl was injured and taken to hospital and 19 children were assessed by paramedics and discharged.

The council have stated they are co-operating with investigations. A spokesperson said: