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| Coach fire shuts M40 during morning rush hour | Coach fire shuts M40 during morning rush hour |
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| The M40 in Oxfordshire was closed for a number of hours during the morning rush hour due to a coach fire. | The M40 in Oxfordshire was closed for a number of hours during the morning rush hour due to a coach fire. |
| Emergency crews were called to the fire at about 06:00 BST on the northbound carriageway between junction 6 for Watlington and junction 7 for Thame. | Emergency crews were called to the fire at about 06:00 BST on the northbound carriageway between junction 6 for Watlington and junction 7 for Thame. |
| Both carriageways have since reopened but one lane is still closed northbound past the scene of the blaze. | |
| There were no passengers on board the vehicle and the driver escaped uninjured. | There were no passengers on board the vehicle and the driver escaped uninjured. |
| Oliver Jobson, who tweeted a picture of the fire, said the coach was "completely gutted and engulfed in flames." | Oliver Jobson, who tweeted a picture of the fire, said the coach was "completely gutted and engulfed in flames." |
| Elaina, who was travelling southbound when she got stuck in traffic at junction 8a, told BBC Radio Oxford that three lanes of traffic were "completely stationary." | Elaina, who was travelling southbound when she got stuck in traffic at junction 8a, told BBC Radio Oxford that three lanes of traffic were "completely stationary." |
| "The M40 is always an issue, so one leaves with plenty of time in the morning," she added. | "The M40 is always an issue, so one leaves with plenty of time in the morning," she added. |
| Ginge, who also got stuck in the tailbacks, came to a standstill southbound, about a mile away from the fire and could "see the smoke in the distance." | Ginge, who also got stuck in the tailbacks, came to a standstill southbound, about a mile away from the fire and could "see the smoke in the distance." |
| "They had a rolling roadblock I think. They had a police car and I could see the blue lights in the distance," he added. | "They had a rolling roadblock I think. They had a police car and I could see the blue lights in the distance," he added. |