8 killed after 2 trucks crash with minibus on UK highway
Source: Associated Press, via the Washington Post
8 killed after 2 trucks crash with minibus on UK highway
By Associated Press August 26 at 10:29 AM
LONDON A minibus has crashed with two trucks on a British highway, killing eight people and injuring four others.
Police say the drivers of the two trucks were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. One of the men is also suspected of driving when over the alcohol limit.
The vehicles involved in the crash, which took place early Saturday near the southern English town of Milton Keynes, were all travelling in the same direction. Those killed and injured were believed to be in the minibus. ... The four injured, including one child, were taken to the hospital.
Television footage showed a truck with its cab crushed and the wreckage of the minibus being towed away.
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August 26, 2017 / 5:33 AM / 6 hours ago
Eight people killed in British motorway crash during holiday weekend
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-transport-crash-idUSKCN1B60A8
Reuters Staff
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Eight people died when two lorries and a minibus collided on one of Britains main motorways early on Saturday at the start of a busy bank holiday weekend, police said.
Four others were injured in the collision just before 3.15 a.m. (0230 GMT) in the southbound lane of the M1 motorway near the English town of Newport Pagnell, 50 miles (80 km) northwest of London, the force added.
All of the deceased were travelling in the minibus. The four taken to hospital were also travelling in the minibus of whom one is a child, said Thames Valley police, adding that the vehicle was believed to have travelled from the Nottingham area.
Two men, the drivers of the two lorries, were arrested and remained in custody. Both are being held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, while one of them has an additional count of driving with more than the permitted alcohol level.
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Is this of national interest? It will be on the TV news tonight. Also, Labor Day weekend is a week away. There will be lots of people on the road.
