Drunk coach driver arrested after crash injures at least 30
{{date|September 3, 2007}}
[[Image:National Express route 561.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A National Express Coach similar to the one involved in the crash. {{Image source|[[commons:User:Oxyman|Oxyman]].}}]]
The driver of a [[w:National Express|National Express]] coach has been arrested on suspicion of [[w:Driving under the influence|Drunk Driving]] and [[w:Dangerous Driving|Dangerous Driving]] after his coach clipped the curb and overturned, hitting a lamp post and tree, at [[w:Newport Pagnell|Newport Pagnell]] services, in [[w:Buckinghamshire|Buckinghamshire]], [[w:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]], at around 16:00 [[w:BST|BST]].

Six of the 33 passengers were seriously injured and another 24 sustained minor injuries on the 777 service carrying holiday makers from [[w:Birmingham|Birmingham]] to [[w:London Stansted|London Stansted]].  First Aid was administered by the staff at the services before the 15 ambulances and 4 air ambulances arrived at the scene.

After firefighters arrived at the scene it took them 40 minutes to remove the driver from the wreckage on the entrance slip to the services and the scene remains closed as investigation work continues.

It is the second recent incident involving a National Express coach, the previous involving the overturning of a double decker coach which caused the death of three passengers.
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== Sources ==
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|date=September 3, 2007}}
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|date=September 3, 2007}}
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[[Category:United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Transport]]
[[Category:Crime and law]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Dangerous driving]]
A National Express Coach similar to the one involved in the crash. 
The driver of a National Express coach has been arrested on suspicion of Drunk Driving and Dangerous Driving after his coach clipped the curb and overturned, hitting a lamp post and tree, at Newport Pagnell services, in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, at around 16:00 BST.

Six of the 33 passengers were seriously injured and another 24 sustained minor injuries on the 777 service carrying holiday makers from Birmingham to London Stansted.  First Aid was administered by the staff at the services before the 15 ambulances and 4 air ambulances arrived at the scene.

After firefighters arrived at the scene it took them 40 minutes to remove the driver from the wreckage on the entrance slip to the services and the scene remains closed as investigation work continues.

It is the second recent incident involving a National Express coach, the previous involving the overturning of a double decker coach which caused the death of three passengers.
United Kingdom Transport Crime and law Disasters and accidents Dangerous driving