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| Coach overturns in motorway crash | Coach overturns in motorway crash |
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| A coach has overturned at an M1 service area in Buckinghamshire leaving six people seriously injured. | A coach has overturned at an M1 service area in Buckinghamshire leaving six people seriously injured. |
| The National Express bus, going from Birmingham to Stansted, clipped a kerb and rolled over at it entered Newport Pagnell services at 1600 BST. | The National Express bus, going from Birmingham to Stansted, clipped a kerb and rolled over at it entered Newport Pagnell services at 1600 BST. |
| There were 33 people on the coach, and 30 of them were hurt, Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said. | There were 33 people on the coach, and 30 of them were hurt, Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said. |
| Thames Valley Police arrested the coach driver on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving. | Thames Valley Police arrested the coach driver on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving. |
| Satellite image of crash site | Satellite image of crash site |
| A Highways Agency Spokesman said the M1 had not been closed. | A Highways Agency Spokesman said the M1 had not been closed. |
| The coach hit a lamppost and a tree as it overturned, said a spokesman for Welcome Break, which operates the service area. | The coach hit a lamppost and a tree as it overturned, said a spokesman for Welcome Break, which operates the service area. |
| First aid was given to casualties by staff members, he added. | First aid was given to casualties by staff members, he added. |
| Road and air ambulances have been at the scene and casualties were to two hospitals in Milton Keynes and Oxford. An air ambulance has transported one casualty to hospital. | Road and air ambulances have been at the scene and casualties were to two hospitals in Milton Keynes and Oxford. An air ambulance has transported one casualty to hospital. |
| In a statement, National Express said the coach was the 777 service travelling from Birmingham to Stansted, with 33 passengers on board. | In a statement, National Express said the coach was the 777 service travelling from Birmingham to Stansted, with 33 passengers on board. |
| The coach left Birmingham at 1400 BST to go to Luton Airport and was to due arrive at Stansted Airport at 1755 BST. It had also stopped at Coventry. | The coach left Birmingham at 1400 BST to go to Luton Airport and was to due arrive at Stansted Airport at 1755 BST. It had also stopped at Coventry. |
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