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| Man arrested over fatal M40 crash | Man arrested over fatal M40 crash |
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| A man has been arrested at the scene of a seven-vehicle collision on the M40 in Buckinghamshire in which one person was killed and several others injured. | A man has been arrested at the scene of a seven-vehicle collision on the M40 in Buckinghamshire in which one person was killed and several others injured. |
| It happened on Monday on the southbound carriageway between junctions two and 1A, between Beaconsfield and Denham. | It happened on Monday on the southbound carriageway between junctions two and 1A, between Beaconsfield and Denham. |
| Traffic was diverted on to the A40 but there were extensive tailbacks and drivers advised to avoid the area. | |
| The accident comes just four days after three people died in a collision on the M40, near High Wycombe. | The accident comes just four days after three people died in a collision on the M40, near High Wycombe. |
| Thames Valley Police appealed for any witnesses to Monday's crash and the drivers of two vehicles, a black Vauxhall Zafira and a black Volkswagen Transporter van to contact them. | Thames Valley Police appealed for any witnesses to Monday's crash and the drivers of two vehicles, a black Vauxhall Zafira and a black Volkswagen Transporter van to contact them. |
| Insp Colin Clark, of Amersham roads policing unit, said: "We know these vehicles were near the scene of the accident and the drivers may well have information that could help us. | Insp Colin Clark, of Amersham roads policing unit, said: "We know these vehicles were near the scene of the accident and the drivers may well have information that could help us. |
| "I would like to reassure the drivers they are not suspects but we believe they may have information which is important to our investigations." | "I would like to reassure the drivers they are not suspects but we believe they may have information which is important to our investigations." |
| Several of the injured people were taken to Wexham Park Hospital, in Berkshire. |