Coach Driver Hailed As Hero

A coach driver is hailed as a hero as he battled with a passenger who allegedly tried to grab the steering wheel of his double-decker coach. The Oxford tube service, which was carrying 12 passengers at the time flipped and spun off the motorway. The 21-year-old, whom witnesses said appeared drunk at the time, fled the scene but was later tracked down by police.

Emergency Services were called but by the time they appeared at the scene, all 12 passengers and the driver had managed to free themselves from the wreckage.

When speaking to the Telegraph an Oxford Tube spokesman said: “We can confirm that the police are investigating an incident which took place on board our Oxford to London service. “Ambulances attended the scene but thankfully none of the passengers or the driver was seriously injured. We would like to commend the driver for his brave actions in minimising what could have been a far more serious accident.”