Three injured in M40 crash involving six cars and one lorry as air ambulance called

Emergency services raced to the incident between junctions four and five at around 5.20pm on Friday, June 6. Seven vehicles, including six cars and an HGV were involved in the incident that saw three people suffer minor injuries.  No one was trapped and all of the injured people were handed into the care of South Central Ambulance Service. 

READ MORE: M40 traffic as all lanes closed after crash near High Wycombe[1] Traffic on the M40 after a crash near Wycombe (Image: National Highways) A full road closure was put in place by National Highways as the incident was cleared. 

An air ambulance, South Central Ambulance Service, Thames Valley Police, National Highways and three fire crews all attended the scene.  A Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson confirmed that two crews from High Wycombe and one from Beaconsfield attended.  They said: "A full road closure was put into place by National Highways, assisted by firefighters and the incident was handed over to Thames Valley Police."

The road was reopened just after 7pm that evening. 

References

1. ^ M40 traffic as all lanes closed after crash near High Wycombe (www.bucksfreepress.co.uk)