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| The driver of a coach which overturned, killing two people, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. | The driver of a coach which overturned, killing two people, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. |
| The National Express coach crashed near Heathrow Airport on a slip road from the M4 to the M25 on Wednesday night. | The National Express coach crashed near Heathrow Airport on a slip road from the M4 to the M25 on Wednesday night. |
| A man and a woman from the Dundee area died. The 69 people, including many children, who were on the coach were taken to hospital. | A man and a woman from the Dundee area died. The 69 people, including many children, who were on the coach were taken to hospital. |
| Some passengers on the London-Aberdeen service lost limbs in the crash. | Some passengers on the London-Aberdeen service lost limbs in the crash. |
| The 40-year-old driver will be interviewed at a Berkshire police station, Thames Valley Police said. | |
| The dead woman was later named as Chris Toner, 76, from Monifieth, near Dundee. | |
| Thirty-six passengers, including those fatally injured, were taken to Hillingdon Hospital, in west London. | Thirty-six passengers, including those fatally injured, were taken to Hillingdon Hospital, in west London. |
| There were people distressed all around him and inside the coach people were on top of one another James Lant, relative of injured crash victim | |
| The statement from the hospital said: "Five of these were seriously injured and two, one male and one female, have subsequently died. | The statement from the hospital said: "Five of these were seriously injured and two, one male and one female, have subsequently died. |
| "Of the three who remain seriously injured, one is in a serious condition suffering from head injuries in the intensive treatment unit, having had a limb amputated. A second has head injuries and a third has spinal injuries." | "Of the three who remain seriously injured, one is in a serious condition suffering from head injuries in the intensive treatment unit, having had a limb amputated. A second has head injuries and a third has spinal injuries." |
| Trauma consultant David Houlihan-Burne said many of the patients came in with their wounds contaminated by mud and grass. | Trauma consultant David Houlihan-Burne said many of the patients came in with their wounds contaminated by mud and grass. |
| He said medical staff had a well drilled emergency plan as they were so close to Heathrow airport. | He said medical staff had a well drilled emergency plan as they were so close to Heathrow airport. |
| A further 16 casualties were taken to Charing Cross Hospital. | A further 16 casualties were taken to Charing Cross Hospital. |
| Two have since been transferred to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the other six are in a stable condition. | Two have since been transferred to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and the other six are in a stable condition. |
| Couple speak of crash terror Surgeon describes injuries | Couple speak of crash terror Surgeon describes injuries |
| Two women, one described as being in a critical condition, are being treated at the West Middlesex Hospital. | |
| A boy aged three and a seven-month-old girl are being treated in the paediatric intensive care unit of St Mary's Hospital, in Paddington,. | |
| Four of the casualties are being treated at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, and the condition of all of them is described as "serious". | Four of the casualties are being treated at St Peter's Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, and the condition of all of them is described as "serious". |
| James Lant, told the BBC how his stepbrother, 69-year-old Michael Milbourne, was returning to Scotland after spending Christmas and New Year with his family in London. | |
| Coach examined | |
| He said Mr Milbourne suffered a fractured vertebra and a cut to his head. | |
| PHONE LINES National Express helpline: 0121 625 1278Police witness appeal: 0845 8 505 505Brake Support line: 0845 6038570 | |
| He said his stepbrother told him how the coach was going on to the slip road on the M25 when it veered to the left then right and then went out of control. | |
| "He was in a bad way. There were people distressed all around him and inside the coach people were on top of one another. | |
| "He was trying to help people but he couldn't really move because of his back." | |
| The coach was a number 592 service, which left London Victoria at 2230 GMT and was due in Aberdeen at 1030 GMT. | |
| As well as the 67 passengers, there were two drivers on board the service, which was due to stop at Heathrow Airport, Carlisle, Hamilton, Glasgow and Dundee. | As well as the 67 passengers, there were two drivers on board the service, which was due to stop at Heathrow Airport, Carlisle, Hamilton, Glasgow and Dundee. |
| National Express chief executive Paul Bunting said most of the passengers were going to Glasgow. | National Express chief executive Paul Bunting said most of the passengers were going to Glasgow. |
| "It's quite likely there were holidaymakers and certainly some foreign nationals on board as well when the coach left Heathrow," he said. | "It's quite likely there were holidaymakers and certainly some foreign nationals on board as well when the coach left Heathrow," he said. |
| The coach has been moved to a garage in Oxfordshire where it will be examined by accident investigators. | |
| Investigations surrounding the circumstances of the crash are continuing. | |