West Kirby
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| Weather | 14°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 79% Humidity |
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| Population | 12,733 (2011 CensusWard) |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Postcode district | CH48 |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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| ID | 1060045 |
About West Kirby
West Kirby is a town on the north-west corner of the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England, at the mouth of the River Dee. To the north-east lies Hoylake, to the east Grange and Newton, and to the south-east Caldy. At the 2011 Census, the population was 12,733.
Girl, 15, thrown from coach in M53 crash, coroner's court told
... He said the teenager, from Chester, was one of 51 passengers on the bus, who were all pupils at either Jessica s school, West Kirby Grammar School, or another institution, Calday Grange Grammar School...
M53 bus crash: Teachers on buses as pupils return to school
... The coach had been carrying more than 50 students from Cheshire to West Kirby Grammar School and Calday Grange Grammar School...
M53 bus crash student was warm-hearted and wonderful, family says
... Simeon Clarke, head teacher at West Kirby Grammar, described the student as " unassuming, polite and conscientious"...
M53 crash: Teenage victim named as Jessica Baker
... Merseyside Police said the bus had been taking pupils to Calday Grange Grammar School in West Kirby and West Kirby Grammar School at the time...
M53 crash: Girl, 14, and driver killed after school bus overturns
... Merseyside Police said the bus had been taking pupils to Calday Grange Grammar School in West Kirby and West Kirby Grammar School at the time...
Hoylake RNLI hovercraft rescues woman stuck in waist-deep mud
... Hoylake s hovercraft Hurley Spirit was sent to help the woman at the south end of West Kirby Marine Lake on Merseyside at about 14:45 BST on Monday...
Major power failure affecting trains and airports
... Merseyrail cancelled several trains from West Kirby to Liverpool and told customers to use the Water Street entrance for James Street station...
M53 crash: Teenage victim named as Jessica Baker
The Teenage Girl who died in The School bus crash on the M53 in the Wirral has been named as 15-year-old Jessica Baker .
She was a passenger on a coach that on the motorway in Merseyside shortly after 08:00 BST.
Merseyside Police said the bus had been taking pupils to Calday Grange Grammar School in West Kirby and West Kirby Grammar School at The Time .
The coach driver, who has not been named, was also killed.
Police said a 14-year-old boy was being treated in hospital with life-changing injuries.
The Force said of 52 Other People who had been taken to a clearing centre in Wallasey after being hurt in The Crash , 39 were released with no need for further treatment, while 13 were treated for minor injuries.
The family issued a photograph of her as the officers said they had requested privacy.
A police statement said: " Jessica Baker sadly died as a result of the collision on the M53 northbound carriageway earlier today.
" Jessica's family have requested that their privacy is respected at This Time and any updates from them will be issued via the Merseyside Police news office as appropriate. "
Emergency services including two air ambulances were called to The Scene between junction four at Bebington and junction five in Hooton.
Alder Hey Children's Hospital and North West Ambulance Service earlier, although Alder Hey later stood down.
The motorway has been closed to allow for an investigation into the circumstances of The Crash and Highways England said it was expected to be shut for the rest of The Day .
Ch Supt Robson said officers were providing specialist support to the families involved.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
