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M25 coach crash in Surrey leaves six in hospital | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Six people have been taken to hospital after a coach crash on the M25. | |
The 52-seater coach, which is from Romania, hit a concrete parapet on the motorway near Leatherhead in the early hours, Surrey Police said. | |
Forty-eight people were on board the coach. Six suffered minor injuries and the rest were checked and discharged by ambulance crews at the scene. | |
The coach was travelling from London to Romania and had substantial damage. No other vehicles were involved. | |
Replacement coach | |
Police, who were called to the scene at about 01:30 BST, arranged for a replacement coach to take the passengers to Clacket Lane service station while the operator sent a replacement vehicle. | |
The passengers' luggage also had to be removed from the vehicle. | |
Three lanes were closed overnight between junctions 8 and 9 on the anti-clockwise carriageway until the coach was recovered. | |
The motorway later reopened after debris was cleared from the road. | |
Highways England said the coach had also been towing a trailer carrying a car. | |
A spokesman said it was not yet known why the coach crashed. |