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\"\"Road traffic accidents<\/a> are unfortunately more popular than we\u2019d like to think on UK roads. However, each time an accident takes place, especially in the most tragic of crashes, an investigation is put into place to find out why it happened. On Saturday night, a coach overturned on the M40 in Oxfordshire, injuring 17 people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There were a total of 33 passengers on board the Oxford Tube vehicle when it crashed. Seventeen of those passengers were taken to hospital for treatment and five of those admitted needed surgery, mainly for broken bones. The double-decker coach had been travelling from London to Oxford when it crashed through a barrier and rolled on to\u00a0its side down an embankment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A police spokesman said that officers were investigating whether the coach took a different exit than normal, as it usually leaves the M40 at junction 8, but the accident occurred on the slip road around junction 7. One person was thrown clear of the vehicle, and\u00a0another had to be freed from the wreckage. Some people with minor injuries were treated at the scene and\u00a0others were taken to hospital<\/strong>.
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Passenger, Lawrence Lew, told the BBC: \u201cThe bus was going very quickly indeed and I did think for a split second, I wondered if this bus is going to be topped because of the angle we were going at. Just after I thought that, before you knew it, the unimaginable happened<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Nixon, of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, said that when he arrived at the scene he saw the coach on its side on an embankment. He said his crew\u2019s first job was to stabilise the coach, which still had injured passengers on board.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for the Oxford Tube said: \u201cThe coach was understood to have gone through a barrier and ended up on its side. The driver is not believed to have been seriously hurt but was amongst those to be taken to hospital. Safety is our absolute priority and our immediate thoughts are with those who have been injured in the accident<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

An accident of any kind can be a traumatic time for anyone involved. Thankfully, none of the injuries from that accident\u00a0appear to be life threatening. If you have been involved in a road traffic accident<\/a> then you may be able to make an injury compensation claim. For more information contact the Injury Lawyers<\/a>\u00a0for free and friendly expert advice about claiming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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