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M40 crash: Six injured and motorway shut M40 crash: Six injured and motorway shut
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Six people have been injured and the M40 partially closed after a crash in Oxfordshire involving several vehicles. Six people have been injured and part of the M40 in Oxfordshire had to be shut for several hours after a crash involving five vehicles.
Highways England said the motorway would remain closed in both directions between junctions 10 and 11, near Banbury "for a number of hours". One vehicle is thought to have overturned in the crash, which happened between junctions 10 and 11, near Banbury, at 23:40 GMT on Saturday.
South Central Ambulance Service said five ambulance crews attended the scene at about 23:40 GMT on Saturday. Four people were taken to hospital.
One vehicle is believed to have overturned. Four people were taken to hospitals in Oxford and Banbury. The M40 was shut in both directions overnight for about three hours but the northbound carriageway has since reopened.
Emergency services said the motorway was not expected to reopen until later on Sunday morning.
Drivers were advised to take different routes.
A passing driver said he saw 30 emergency vehicles at the incident.
Highways England described it as a "serious" accident, and Thames Valley police said there had been a "multiple-vehicle" collision.