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| Two bus crashes leave 42 injured | |
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| More than 40 people have been injured - four of them seriously - in separate crashes involving a coach and a minibus on icy roads in Gloucestershire. | More than 40 people have been injured - four of them seriously - in separate crashes involving a coach and a minibus on icy roads in Gloucestershire. |
| The minibus with 14 people on board crashed at Highnam, near the A40 to the west of Gloucester at about 0445 GMT. | The minibus with 14 people on board crashed at Highnam, near the A40 to the west of Gloucester at about 0445 GMT. |
| Half an hour later a coach carrying 30 Army personnel left the A40 at Puesdown near Cheltenham and hit a tree. | |
| The injured people have all been taken to Cheltenham General and the Gloucestershire Royal hospitals. | The injured people have all been taken to Cheltenham General and the Gloucestershire Royal hospitals. |
| 'Treacherous conditions' | 'Treacherous conditions' |
| A spokesman for Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) said the first crash left 12 people injured - one seriously with 11 "walking wounded". | A spokesman for Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) said the first crash left 12 people injured - one seriously with 11 "walking wounded". |
| As a result of the second crash three people were in a critical condition and the rest suffered various less severe injuries. | As a result of the second crash three people were in a critical condition and the rest suffered various less severe injuries. |
| "Clearly these are both very serious incidents with multiple patients injured," said the spokesman. | "Clearly these are both very serious incidents with multiple patients injured," said the spokesman. |
| "Crews from ambulance stations across Gloucestershire have responded, while we have also dispatched crews from our Avon sector. | "Crews from ambulance stations across Gloucestershire have responded, while we have also dispatched crews from our Avon sector. |
| "Reports from our control room say that the roads in the area are treacherously icy, which could well have contributed to both these incidents." | "Reports from our control room say that the roads in the area are treacherously icy, which could well have contributed to both these incidents." |