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| Two passengers have died and at least five have been seriously injured after a coach crash near Heathrow Airport. | Two passengers have died and at least five have been seriously injured after a coach crash near Heathrow Airport. |
| The London-Aberdeen National Express coach overturned on a slip road from the M4 to the M25 at about 2350 GMT, trapping six people in the wreckage. | The London-Aberdeen National Express coach overturned on a slip road from the M4 to the M25 at about 2350 GMT, trapping six people in the wreckage. |
| Of those seriously injured in the crash, some are thought to have lost limbs and two are children. | Of those seriously injured in the crash, some are thought to have lost limbs and two are children. |
| A further 21 passengers have been taken away on stretchers and 47 were described as walking wounded. | |
| Firefighters using cutting equipment released the six trapped passengers and escorted 36 other people out of the wreckage. | |
| PHONE LINES National Express helpline: 0121 625 1278Police witness appeal: 0845 8 505 505 | PHONE LINES National Express helpline: 0121 625 1278Police witness appeal: 0845 8 505 505 |
| 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). | 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. | Five fire crews and a specialist rescue unit were in attendance, along with 26 ambulances, at the crash. |
| The coach was a No 592 service which departed London Victoria at 2230 GMT and was due in Aberdeen at 1025 GMT. | The coach was a No 592 service which departed London Victoria at 2230 GMT and was due in Aberdeen at 1025 GMT. |
| There were 67 passengers and two staff on board the coach, which was also due to stop at Heathrow Airport, Carlisle, Hamilton, Glasgow and Dundee. | |
| The slip road where the crash took place has been closed and motorists are being asked to avoid the area. | |
| Police said they did not believe any other vehicle was involved in the crash but investigations were continuing. | |
| There is no access to the M25 clockwise from either direction of the M4 from junction 15 but there is a diversion in place via the roundabout. | |
| Both motorways remain open, however. | |
| National Express chief executive Paul Bunting said: "Our thoughts go out to all the people involved in today's accident. | National Express chief executive Paul Bunting said: "Our thoughts go out to all the people involved in today's accident. |
| "National Express is working hard to ensure all customers are being cared for and information is being provided to family and friends." | "National Express is working hard to ensure all customers are being cared for and information is being provided to family and friends." |
| Accommodation and alternative travel is being provided for the passengers. | Accommodation and alternative travel is being provided for the passengers. |