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LUCKY ESCAPE ON M6
Wednesday 13th July 2011 – 2.00pm – Suzie
Fothergill
Two men have escaped with little injury after
the van they were travelling in overturned on the M6 today.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to
junction two of the northbound carriageway of the motorway shortly
after 11.30am this morning.
An ambulance and an ambulance officer were
dispatched to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman
said: “Crews arrived to find a van that was on its side and
significantly damaged after it had overturned and shed its
load.
“The driver and passenger, both men, had
managed to get out of the vehicle.
“The passenger was uninjured and the driver,
who was in his 30’s, had suffered minor injuries. The driver was
treated at the scene before being conveyed to University Hospital
of Coventry and Warwickshire for further assessment and
treatment.”
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