A football team had a lucky escape when their coach was involved in a crash on the way to a game.
Clacton Town were travelling to a match at Norwich United when their coach was involved in a collision with a lorry on the A140 at Diss.
No-one was seriously hurt but the driver had to have his arm put in a sling. Some Seasiders' fans, seated near the front of the vehicle, suffered bruises.
The match kick-off had to be put back 20 minutes while another coach arrived to take the players to the ground.
Richie Powling, manager of the Jewson League premier division side, said: "The shunt had disastrous effects on our coach and it was shocking seeing the damage.
"The main thing, obviously, was that no-one was badly hurt but a few were quite shaken-up."
Clacton eventually drew the match 1-1.
Published Tuesday, April 29, 2003
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