Child airlifted after crash on M40
3:58pm Monday 6th July 2009 in News By Oliver Evans
A CHILD has been airlifted to hospital after a crash on the M40.
They were taken to John Radcliffe 2 Hospital, Oxford after the crash involving a Renault Kangoo Authentique at 3.10pm.
A woman and baby were taken by land ambulance to Wexham Park Hospital, Slough.
South Central Ambulance Service said their injuries appeared to be minor.
An adult male and child were also taken to the JR2 by land ambulance.
There are now long delays southbound.
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The motorway is closed southbound between junctions 4 and 5.
As at 16.40pm the Highways Agency was warning drivers to expect delays to 9.30pm.
The southbound junction 5 sliproad is closed.
Crew manager Graham Danbury of High Wycombe fire station said the vehicle had rolled over.
He said: "Some had been ejected during the roll."
More to come.
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Comments(7)
Dressur
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9:04pm Mon 6 Jul 09
OllieNewbury
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10:49pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Dressur wrote:I totally agree with you. That's why I am opposed to the government's scheme of allowing the hard shoulder to be used as a running lane on some motorways instead of widening it.
I spent two hours in the jam that ensued after this accident, and I can't begin to articulate how disgusted I am with the selfish idiots who decided to use the hard shoulder to get off the motorway at Junction 6. At one point, the hard shoulder was as full as the left hand lane, and also stationary. Emergency vehicles were already using it, and whilst I was sitting there an ambulance was prevented from getting to the scene bu all these cars. Shame on the lot of you..
Do these people who use the hard shoulder not realise what a dangerous thing it is to do?
LOLoutloud
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12:24am Tue 7 Jul 09
Thankfully an unmarked police car did disperce the majority of the traffic that had build up on the hard shoulder when I was there.
Ironically the people who had used to 'jump' the queue exited at J6 slightly after me, who had waited in the left hand lane.
ferrellcat
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1:09am Tue 7 Jul 09
Shelley61
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7:55am Tue 7 Jul 09
The most worrying point of the article to me is that people were ejected from the vehicle. I may be wrong but that would suggest at least some were not wearing seatbelts.
I have noticed a concerning amount of people not wearing them and even children jumping around on the back seats of cars lately.
People that get caught without a seatbelt, particularly persistent offenders should be shown graphic photos of such incidents to remind them there *is* a reason cars come equipped with them!
Anita21072
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12:45pm Tue 7 Jul 09
kazza290 says...
6:55pm Mon 6 Jul 09