Coach crash: Peter Rippington's family release statement The family of a 59-year-old teacher, who died when a coach carrying schoolchildren home from a ski trip crashed, said they were "devastated" by their loss. Peter Rippington was killed when the bus, carrying pupils from Alvechurch Middle School in Worcestershire, overturned on the A26 near Reims in northern France in the early hours of Sunday morning, seriously injuring four people. Mr Rippington's wife Sharon was injured in the crash along with their daughter Amy, who escaped the accident with minor injuries. A statement from the Rippington family said: "We, as a family, are devastated at the tragic loss of Peter, a wonderful husband, father, son, brother, son-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle, friend and teacher. We are still extremely concerned about the health of his wife, Sharon, who was injured and is still recovering in hospital in France. Sharon is accompanied by her daughter Amy, who escaped the incident with minor injuries. Until they are safely home we ask that our privacy is respected and that we are left to grieve with our friends and family. A total of 27 people were taken to hospital following the crash, with 22 of those said to have minor injuries. It is not known how many of the seriously injured are children.