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M4 minibus crash: Police appeal after a 6 year old boy died | M4 minibus crash: Police appeal after a 6 year old boy died |
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Police said six children remain in hospital with serious injuries | Police said six children remain in hospital with serious injuries |
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash on a motorway slip road in which a six-year-old boy died. | Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash on a motorway slip road in which a six-year-old boy died. |
Thames Valley Police (TVP) said a white Ford Transit minibus overturned on the link road from junction 10 of the M4 to the A329(M) near Reading, Berkshire, at about 14:25 BST on Sunday. | Thames Valley Police (TVP) said a white Ford Transit minibus overturned on the link road from junction 10 of the M4 to the A329(M) near Reading, Berkshire, at about 14:25 BST on Sunday. |
Officers confirmed the boy died at the scene while six other children remain in hospital with serious injuries - one of whom is in a critical condition. Nineteen people were injured in total. | |
No other vehicles were involved in the crash and no arrests have been made. | No other vehicles were involved in the crash and no arrests have been made. |
TVP said other occupants of the minibus sustained minor injuries and have been discharged from hospital after receiving medical treatment. | TVP said other occupants of the minibus sustained minor injuries and have been discharged from hospital after receiving medical treatment. |
Investigating officer Detective Sergeant Lyndsey Blackaby, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Firstly, I want to offer my deepest condolences to the family of the child who sadly died in this collision. | Investigating officer Detective Sergeant Lyndsey Blackaby, of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Firstly, I want to offer my deepest condolences to the family of the child who sadly died in this collision. |
"A full investigation has been launched in order to understand what caused the collision. | "A full investigation has been launched in order to understand what caused the collision. |
"We are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or the moments leading up to it, to please get in touch." | "We are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or the moments leading up to it, to please get in touch." |
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