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One dead after M-way coach crash | One dead after M-way coach crash |
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One person has died and at least six have been seriously injured after a coach crash near Heathrow airport. | |
The National Express coach overturned on a slip road from the M4 to the M25 at about 2350 GMT, trapping half a dozen people in the wreckage. | |
Of the seriously injured, three are in a critical condition and some are thought to have lost limbs. | |
Of the passengers, 21 were taken away on stretchers and a further 47 were described as walking wounded. | |
Two children were among those seriously injured. | |
Firefighters helped 36 people get out of the coach with half a dozen needing to be extricated from the wreckage. | |
Thames Valley Police declared the crash a major incident, with a number of hospitals put on a state of alert. | Thames Valley Police declared the crash a major incident, with a number of hospitals put on a state of alert. |
The injured are being treated at Hillingdon hospital, Wexham Park (Slough), St Peter's (Chertsey), St Mary's (Paddington), Charing Cross Hospital (Fulham) and West Middlesex Hospital (Isleworth). | |
Five fire crews and a specialist rescue unit were in attendance, along with 26 ambulances, at the crash. | |
The slip road where the accident took place has been closed while the accident is dealt with. | The slip road where the accident took place has been closed while the accident is dealt with. |