AN EASTER day out in Blackpool ended with dozens of Padiham families stuck in the mud after the coach ran off the road.
The 56-seater coach got stuck on a grass verge in a country lane in Samlesbury after braking for an oncoming car.
But the quick action of the coach driver meant that his stranded passengers were soon on their way home after another coach arrived just 15 minutes later.
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