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Fourteen injured in minibus crash Fourteen injured in minibus crash
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Fourteen people have been taken to hospital after a minibus crash on a motorway in the West Midlands.Fourteen people have been taken to hospital after a minibus crash on a motorway in the West Midlands.
The minibus was in collision with a lorry on the northbound carrigeway of the M42 close to junction 5 near Solihull in the early hours of Monday. The minibus was in collision with a lorry on the northbound carriageway of the M42 close to junction 5 near Solihull in the early hours of Monday.
Two people on the minibus had to be cut free from the wreckage by emergency crews. Two people on the minibus were cut free from the wreckage and another 12 were also treated for injuries. None is believed to be seriously hurt.
Another 12 people were also being treated for injuries. It was not clear how seriously they were hurt. A West Midlands Fire spokesman said the injuries could have been much worse.
"I think they had a very lucky escape. When we arrived most of the passengers had managed to get out of the vehicle themselves," said Paul Riley, watch commander at Solihull fire station.
"There were two guys trapped in the rear of the vehicle."
The group are believed to have been travelling from a night out in Redditch, Worcestershire, when the collision took place.