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Freezing fog warning across southern England as drivers urged to take care Coach overturns in heavy fog on motorway slip road in Oxfordshire
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Seventeen people have been hurt after a coach veered off a motorway slip road and overturned in heavy fog.
The male driver and 16 passengers suffered injuries including broken bones, cuts and bruises when the Oxford Bus Company coach crashed off the northbound slip road at junction 7 of the M40 near Milton Common in Oxfordshire at 2.45am on Friday.
South Central ambulance service said thick fog had made access to the scene more difficult and Thames Valley police said the road would be closed for several hours.
A fog warning had been issued to drivers across swaths of England. The crash happened just 20 miles (32km) from a fatal pile-up on the A40 in Oxfordshire in similarly treacherous conditions on Wednesday morning.
An ambulance spokesman said: “South Central ambulance service declared this a major incident due to the number of patients involved and attended the scene with our colleagues from Thames Valley police and Oxfordshire fire and rescue service.
“There was thick fog in the area at the time of the accident which also presented challenges to the emergency services getting to the scene.”
Six ambulances helped take the 17 casualties to the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford.
A weather warning has been issued urging drivers to be wary of fog and sub-zero temperatures across large areas of England.A weather warning has been issued urging drivers to be wary of fog and sub-zero temperatures across large areas of England.
A yellow severe weather warning for #fog has been issued: https://t.co/TmvTfmDfrK. Stay #weatheraware @metofficeuk pic.twitter.com/o6Szk6SXPK
The Met Office said freezing fog had settled in patches of the country and poor visibility could persist into Friday afternoon.The Met Office said freezing fog had settled in patches of the country and poor visibility could persist into Friday afternoon.
Flights were held up at Heathrow and London City airports on Thursday because of poor visibility while Luton faced disruption after a technical issue affecting air traffic control.Flights were held up at Heathrow and London City airports on Thursday because of poor visibility while Luton faced disruption after a technical issue affecting air traffic control.
On Friday morning, Met Office meteorologist Emma Sillitoe said: “The main thing we have had is large, dense freezing fog patches. People driving around in the morning should take care on the roads.” On Friday morning, the Met Office meteorologist Emma Sillitoe said: “The main thing we have had is large, dense freezing fog patches. People driving around in the morning should take care on the roads.”
A yellow severe weather warning for #fog has been issued: https://t.co/TmvTfmDfrK. Stay #weatheraware @metofficeuk pic.twitter.com/o6Szk6SXPK
Visibility could be as low as 100 metres and ice could develop on the roads, Sillitoe added.Visibility could be as low as 100 metres and ice could develop on the roads, Sillitoe added.
The “yellow” fog warning, issued until 10am on Friday, affects much of southern England but patches of freezing fog had been spotted everywhere from the Midlands and the Humber to the south-west. The fog is set to lift and thin slowly and could linger into the late morning and early afternoon, particularly in the south-east and East Anglia, the Met Office said. The “yellow” fog warning, issued until 10am on Friday, affects much of southern England but patches of freezing fog were spotted everywhere from the Midlands and the Humber to the south-west. The fog is set to lift and thin slowly and could linger into the late morning and early afternoon, particularly in the south-east and East Anglia, the Met Office said.
On Thursday, temperatures dipped to freezing in areas including Suffolk, Gloucestershire, Cumbria, Devon and northern Scotland.On Thursday, temperatures dipped to freezing in areas including Suffolk, Gloucestershire, Cumbria, Devon and northern Scotland.
It follows a fatal pile-up on the A40 in treacherous conditions on Wednesday morning in which one woman died and many were injured. The AA urged extreme caution for those heading out on the roads, adding that extra time should be allowed, tyres properly inflated and screens adequately de-iced. A spokesman, Ian Crowder, said on Thursday: “We have got the worst possible conditions really, of fog and icy roads, and that can be lethal.
The AA urged extreme caution for those heading out on the roads, adding that extra time should be allowed, tyres properly inflated and screens adequately de-iced. Spokesman Ian Crowder said on Thursday: “We have got the worst possible conditions really, of fog and icy roads, and that can be lethal.
“I think the message is extreme caution and to prepare for the worst and make sure all windows are clear.”“I think the message is extreme caution and to prepare for the worst and make sure all windows are clear.”