British police report 30-vehicle fatal accident in SE
British police have announced a major traffic accident involving nearly 30 vehicles on the M40 highway in Oxfordshire county in southeast of the country, causing fatalities.
Police authorities stated that the northbound lanes of the roadway have been shut down between junction 9 at Bicester and junction 10 at Cherwell Valley services following the crash that occurred 07:45 GMT on Saturday morning.
Additionally, two southbound lanes along the same stretch were also closed down by police officers.
This is while Thames Valley Police officials have not yet disclosed the number of fatalities caused by the multiple-vehicle accident.
According to the report, South Central Ambulance Service reported shortly after the crash that it was attending to nearly 30 individuals injured in the pileup at the scene.
Local authorities further reported that the road would remain closed “for a number of hours,” cautioning motorists to avoid roadways in the area.
Meanwhile, the report cites a Twitter message by one of the drivers affected in the traffic backup at junction 9 as saying, “Lots of people were walking around but the police are working hard to turn us round.”
UK authorities, however, have not yet announced the cause of the major road accident.
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