M5 Crash Police Confirm Seven Dead In 34-Car Pile-Up M5 Crash Footage Sky News Coverage 04/11/2011 BREAKING NEWS PILE-UP thoughts M5 crash kills several and injures dozens near Taunton Reports say that seven people were killed in the 34-car pile-up on the M5 near Taunton The accident happened at around 8.15pm on Friday night. Police believe 51 people have been hurt, some with "life-changing" injuries.Reports suggest that there may be as many as 16 fatalities, with the death toll expected to rise. Motorists were trapped while their cars were ablaze. One officer described the scene as "one massive fireball."Cars and lorries were engulfed in flames following the accident, ignited by the large amounts of flammable fuel from the vehicles. Assistant Chief Constable of Somerset and Avon Police described the devastating crash as "very, very challenging" for emergency workers."On arrival crews were faced with literally one massive fireball. Most vehicles were well alight and most continued to burn for a considerable time."This made it very difficult to search the vehicles. Some of them have been burned to the ground."The horrific crash, which involved at least four lorries, was attended by fifteen fire engines and is was described by one emergency person on the scene as the "worst road accident in 20 years the death toll was expected to rise Our thoughts are with those who may have lost loved ones as a result of the collision." the casualties, 25 were taken to Yeovil District ...
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
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