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M4 coach crash leaves 25 injured | M4 coach crash leaves 25 injured |
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About 25 people were injured in a coach crash on the M4 on the border between Wiltshire and Berkshire. | |
The 49-seater came off the westbound carriageway between junction 14 for Hungerford and the Membury Services just after 1900 GMT on Wednesday. | |
It is thought to have ploughed some 30 ft down an embankment. The driver, from Weston-super-Mare, was arrested. | |
Bakers Dolphin said police now had the coach and the company was co-operating with mechanical checks on the vehicle. | |
The casualties suffered slight injuries, but fire crews assisted one person who sustained a spinal injury. | |
Our concerns are with all those affected Bakers Dolphin spokesman | |
Those injured were taken in a second coach to Membury Services for further treatment. | |
The coach driver was treated at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon for facial injuries. | |
A 54-year-old man was held on suspicion of dangerous driving and released on bail until 23 April pending further enquiries | |
A spokesman for Bakers Dolphin confirmed one of its vehicles had been involved in the accident. | |
"Some 24 passengers, plus the driver and a hostess, were being transferred from London to the West Country. | |
"Our concerns are with all those affected. It is too early to say at this stage how the accident happened," he added. |