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First Great Western rail replacement bus hit by lorry | First Great Western rail replacement bus hit by lorry |
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Three people were injured when a broken-down bus was hit by a lorry on the A34 in Oxfordshire. | |
Fifty people were on the First Great Western rail replacement service from Oxford to Didcot when it was hit at Drayton, at 00:30 GMT. | |
One of the three people taken to hospital sustained serious but non life-threatening injuries, police said. | One of the three people taken to hospital sustained serious but non life-threatening injuries, police said. |
The southbound carriageway has been reopened but investigations are continuing. | The southbound carriageway has been reopened but investigations are continuing. |
'Correct safety procedures' | 'Correct safety procedures' |
The remaining passengers, who did not require hospital treatment, were taken to Abingdon police station. | |
The bus was a replacement for the 00:05 First Great Western service from Oxford to Didcot. | The bus was a replacement for the 00:05 First Great Western service from Oxford to Didcot. |
Bus passenger Adam Graves said on Twitter: "One moment the bus power failed, a minute or 2 later the lorry hit us. Bus ended up part down the embankment. #a34" | Bus passenger Adam Graves said on Twitter: "One moment the bus power failed, a minute or 2 later the lorry hit us. Bus ended up part down the embankment. #a34" |
He later told BBC News: "It sort of jumped forward. There were people screaming inside. | |
"Then you suddenly noticed you're falling out of your seat - everyone was flying everywhere. | |
"Once that initial shock had passed people were quite calm. | |
"A lot of people on the bus had been coming back from a gig in Oxford, that's where I'd been, that kept people calm as a few recognised each other." | |
In a statement, a First Great Western spokesman said the firm was "keen" to offer support to all of the bus passengers and their families. | In a statement, a First Great Western spokesman said the firm was "keen" to offer support to all of the bus passengers and their families. |
He said initial reports from its own contractor "suggest the driver followed correct safety procedures", but added police were investigating. | He said initial reports from its own contractor "suggest the driver followed correct safety procedures", but added police were investigating. |
"We are offering them any assistance we can to understand the full details of the incident," he said. | "We are offering them any assistance we can to understand the full details of the incident," he said. |
The A34 was shut between the Botley and Milton interchanges. | The A34 was shut between the Botley and Milton interchanges. |
It had been due to reopen at 11:00 but was delayed due to difficulties in recovering the vehicles, police said. | It had been due to reopen at 11:00 but was delayed due to difficulties in recovering the vehicles, police said. |
Officers on site were having problems earlier with drivers ignoring the closure and driving through, according to BBC Radio Oxford travel reporter Sara Dumbell. | Officers on site were having problems earlier with drivers ignoring the closure and driving through, according to BBC Radio Oxford travel reporter Sara Dumbell. |
She said diversions had also led to lengthy traffic delays in the area. | She said diversions had also led to lengthy traffic delays in the area. |