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Bus collisions leave 42 injured | Bus collisions 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. |
Later, at 0520 GMT, a coach from Plymouth carrying 30 military personnel left the A40 at Puesdown near Cheltenham and hit a tree. | |
The driver, a 39-year-old from Plymouth, was seriously injured. | The driver, a 39-year-old from Plymouth, was seriously injured. |
The coach had been travelling to Oxfordshire. | |
The road was closed following the accident and remains closed at this time. | The road was closed following the accident and remains closed at this time. |
The injured have all been taken to Cheltenham General and the Gloucestershire Royal hospitals. | The injured 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 less severe injuries. | As a result of the second crash three people were in a critical condition and the rest suffered 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." |