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| Two dead after M-way coach crash | Two dead after M-way coach crash |
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| A man and a woman have died and eight passengers are critically ill after a coach crashed near Heathrow Airport. | |
| The London to Aberdeen National Express coach overturned at 2345 GMT on Wednesday on a slip road from the M4 to the M25 in west London. | |
| Two of those hurt are children and the ambulance service said many of the injured are thought to have lost limbs. | Two of those hurt are children and the ambulance service said many of the injured are thought to have lost limbs. |
| National Express said it was likely many of the 65 passengers were returning from holiday. | National Express said it was likely many of the 65 passengers were returning from holiday. |
| Firefighters cut free six trapped passengers and escorted 36 other people out of the wreckage near the west London airport. Twenty-one passengers had to be taken away on stretchers. | Firefighters cut free six trapped passengers and escorted 36 other people out of the wreckage near the west London airport. Twenty-one passengers had to be taken away on stretchers. |
| 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 |
| A total of 20 ambulances, five fire engines, a fire brigade specialist rescue unit and eight doctors attended the scene. | A total of 20 ambulances, five fire engines, a fire brigade specialist rescue unit and eight doctors attended the scene. |
| Thames Valley Police confirmed two people had died and 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). |
| The coach was a No 592 service which departed London Victoria at 2230 GMT and was due in Aberdeen at 1030 GMT. | The coach was a No 592 service which departed London Victoria at 2230 GMT and was due in Aberdeen at 1030 GMT. |
| The coach was heading to Scotland | |
| As well as the passengers two staff were on board the coach, which was also due to stop at Heathrow Airport, Carlisle, Hamilton, Glasgow and Dundee. | As well as the passengers two staff were on board the coach, which was also due to stop at Heathrow Airport, Carlisle, Hamilton, Glasgow and Dundee. |
| Police said they did not believe any other vehicle was involved in the crash but investigations were continuing. | Police said they did not believe any other vehicle was involved in the crash but investigations were continuing. |
| The slip road where the crash took place has been closed and motorists are being asked to avoid the area. | The slip road where the crash took place has been closed and motorists are being asked to avoid the area. |
| There is no access to the M25 clockwise from either direction of the M4 from junction 15, but both motorways remain open. | There is no access to the M25 clockwise from either direction of the M4 from junction 15, but both motorways remain open. |
| National Express chief executive Paul Bunting said the coach was one of a pair but the other was not involved in the crash and continued its journey. | |
| He added: "It's quite likely there were holidaymakers, and certainly some foreign nationals, on board as well when the coach left Heathrow. | |
| "We know we had some Polish nationals as well as Scottish people." |