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| Bus driver arrested over M1 crash | Bus driver arrested over M1 crash |
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| The driver of a coach which overturned at an M1 service area injuring 30 people has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving. | The driver of a coach which overturned at an M1 service area injuring 30 people has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving. |
| The National Express bus clipped a kerb and rolled over as it entered Newport Pagnell services, Buckinghamshire, at about 1600 BST. | The National Express bus clipped a kerb and rolled over as it entered Newport Pagnell services, Buckinghamshire, at about 1600 BST. |
| There were 33 passengers on the Birmingham to Stansted coach, and 30 of them were hurt, six seriously. | There were 33 passengers on the Birmingham to Stansted coach, and 30 of them were hurt, six seriously. |
| Police made the arrest after the driver was cut from the wreckage. | Police made the arrest after the driver was cut from the wreckage. |
| Satellite image of crash site | Satellite image of crash site |
| The M1 remained open, but the entry to service station was closed following the crash. | The M1 remained open, but the entry to service station was closed following the crash. |
| 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. |
| Geoff Bottle, of Milton Keynes fire service, said firefighters had taken 40 minutes to free the trapped coach driver. | Geoff Bottle, of Milton Keynes fire service, said firefighters had taken 40 minutes to free the trapped coach driver. |
| Some passengers used a skylight to escape from the vehicle. | Some passengers used a skylight to escape from the vehicle. |
| Road and air ambulances took casualties to hospitals in Milton Keynes and Oxford. | Road and air ambulances took casualties to hospitals in Milton Keynes and Oxford. |
| Kirsty Plummer, a passenger, told BBC news: "I wasn't wearing my seatbelt at first and we were just swerving all over the place and going around corners really fast, so I put my seatbelt on and then just as we did, it come around the corner and crashed into something." | Kirsty Plummer, a passenger, told BBC news: "I wasn't wearing my seatbelt at first and we were just swerving all over the place and going around corners really fast, so I put my seatbelt on and then just as we did, it come around the corner and crashed into something." |
| Door kicked open | Door kicked open |
| Jaiden McClaine, another passenger, said: "As we went round the corner into the services the coach went right up in the air and turned over, passengers were shouting and screaming. | Jaiden McClaine, another passenger, said: "As we went round the corner into the services the coach went right up in the air and turned over, passengers were shouting and screaming. |
| "One man kicked open a door and I got out." | "One man kicked open a door and I got out." |
| In a statement, National Express said the coach was the 777 service travelling from Birmingham Digbeth to Stansted Airport, 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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