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| Sixteen injured in minibus crash | Sixteen injured in minibus crash |
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| A group of 16 holidaymakers, including children, was taken to hospital after a minibus overturned on a motorway in Greater Manchester. | A group of 16 holidaymakers, including children, was taken to hospital after a minibus overturned on a motorway in Greater Manchester. |
| One man suffered serious injuries as he was thrown from the vehicle as it landed on its roof in the middle of the M60 near Prestwich on Thursday evening. | One man suffered serious injuries as he was thrown from the vehicle as it landed on its roof in the middle of the M60 near Prestwich on Thursday evening. |
| Witnesses at the scene, who rang the emergency services, said there was a "sea of bodies" on the carriageway. | Witnesses at the scene, who rang the emergency services, said there was a "sea of bodies" on the carriageway. |
| Most of the passengers, who were from Bradford, suffered minor injuries. | |
| They had been heading to Manchester Airport when their minibus suffered a burst tyre, spun out of control and crashed into two other cars. | |
| When we first took the call we thought the accident was going to be a lot more serious than it was John Aspinall, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service | When we first took the call we thought the accident was going to be a lot more serious than it was John Aspinall, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service |
| The occupants in the two other vehicles were not injured. | The occupants in the two other vehicles were not injured. |
| John Aspinall, the fire service spokesman, added: "There were six people on spinal boards, of those six, three were more seriously injured. | John Aspinall, the fire service spokesman, added: "There were six people on spinal boards, of those six, three were more seriously injured. |
| "The rest were walking wounded, with cuts and bruises and suffering from shock. | "The rest were walking wounded, with cuts and bruises and suffering from shock. |
| "Some of those taken to hospital were children, but they did not suffer serious injuries. The man who flew out of the minibus had serious but not life-threatening injuries. | "Some of those taken to hospital were children, but they did not suffer serious injuries. The man who flew out of the minibus had serious but not life-threatening injuries. |
| "When we first took the call we thought the accident was going to be a lot more serious than it was." | "When we first took the call we thought the accident was going to be a lot more serious than it was." |
| Three fire engines, police and ambulance attended the incident and the road was closed off for 30 minutes while the debris was cleared. | Three fire engines, police and ambulance attended the incident and the road was closed off for 30 minutes while the debris was cleared. |