14 April 2024, 17:41 | Updated: 14 April 2024, 23:03
The minibus lying on its side. Picture: Alamy
Seventeen people have been rushed to hospital after a minibus carrying football fans overturned on the motorway after a crash involving several cars.
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The collision happened around 7pm on the A1M near Pontefract on Saturday, West Yorkshire Police said.
The Iris minibus overturned on the northbound carriageway near junction 40 during the collision involving a black Skoda Fabia.
The minibus was carryin…
By Katherine Lawton[1] Published: 16:46, 14 April 2024 | Updated: 16:54, 14 April 2024
Seventeen fans of South Shields Football Club who were involved in a minibus crash were taken to hospital with seven seriously injure…
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Road and rail services were disrupted across the North East on Tuesday after heavy rain caused flash floods.
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With 60,000 participants set to make the epic 13.1-mile journey from Newcastle city…
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