Aylesbury: Two fatalities and 12 injured after horror M40 crash

Thames Valley Police have confirmed that two people have died in the collision on the M40 in Buckinghamshire today.

At about 8.15 a.m., a number of vehicles were involved in a collision that happened between the motorway’s junctions four and five.

“Officers attended a report of an RTC involving multiple vehicles at around 8.15am today,” a Thames Valley Police spokesperson stated. Sadly, two persons have passed away. They have notified their next of kin. There are now two more patients being treated seriously in hospitals.

Ten other persons had minor injuries; some of them were hospitalized. Please get in contact if you have any dash-cam footage or if you witnessed what happened and haven’t yet spoken to the police.

A statement from Highways England added: “Thames Valley Police, Fire, Ambulance Services and National Highways Traffic Officers attended with Thames Valley Air Ambulance landing on the northbound carriageway.

“The northbound carriageway was also closed, but reopened circa 11:30.

“Due to the nature of the incident, Thames Valley Police are carrying out collision investigation work.

“Once complete, vehicle recovery and carriageway clean-up work can begin. The closure is expected to be protracted and in place for a considerable time today.”

Detective Chief Inspector Mike Bettington, of the Joint Operations Roads Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the two people who died.

“We are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or who may have dash-cam footage, to please get in touch.

“You can do this by calling 101 or making a report online, quoting reference 43230032159.”