Bus flips over on the M40 as more fog and ice grip the UK and weather warnings are in place across most of the country

Seventeen folks have been injured at the moment when a coach veered off a motorway slip street and flipped in heavy fog.

The male driver and 16 women and men passengers suffered accidents together with damaged bones, cuts and bruises.

The Oxford Bus Firm coach crashed on the M40 slip street close to Milton Widespread in Oxfordshire at 2.45am.

Paramedics mentioned 'thick fog' had made entry to the scene a lot more durable and police shut the street for a number of hours.

It follows one other Met Workplace fog warning to drivers with visibility dropping under 300ft in components of the South East.

Overturned: Seventeen folks have been injured at the moment when a coach veered off a slip street in Oxfordshire and flipped in heavy fog

Rescue: The male driver and 16 women and men passengers suffered accidents together with damaged bones, cuts and bruises

Accident: The Oxford Bus Firm coach crashed on the M40 slip street close to Milton Widespread in Oxfordshire at 2.45am

Hazard: Paramedics mentioned 'thick fog' had made entry to the scene on the M40 a lot more durable and police shut the street for hours

Concern: South Central Ambulance Service declared the M40 crash a 'main incident' as a result of variety of sufferers concerned

Forecasters mentioned that sub-zero temperatures are additionally inflicting a danger of icy patches on some untreated surfaces.

This fog will solely slowly carry and skinny at the moment, even lingering into the afternoon in some components of East Anglia.

The crash occurred simply 20 miles from a deadly pile-up on the A40 in Oxfordshire in comparable fog on Wednesday.

Six ambulances helped take the 17 casualties to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford at the moment.

Met Workplace meteorologist Emma Sillitoe mentioned: 'The primary factor we now have had is massive, dense freezing fog patches.

'Folks driving round within the morning ought to take care on the roads.'

An indication on the M25 close to London Heathrow Airport warns motorists of fog after forecasters warned of visibility as little as 300ft

The M25 signal close to London Heathrow Airport this morning warns motorists to 'decelerate' following issues over fog and ice

Fog shrouds the Homes of Parliament in London throughout the Thames at the moment after the Met Workplace issued a climate warning

The Met Workplace has issued one other fog warning to drivers with visibility dropping under 300ft in components of the South East

The 'yellow' fog warning issued by the Met Workplace till 10am at the moment impacts a lot of southern England.

However patches of freezing fog have been witnessed from the Midlands and the Humber to the South West.

Yesterday temperatures dipped to -7.7C in Powys, Mid Wales, a day after they fell to -7.2C in North Yorkshire.

The AA urged 'excessive warning' for these heading out on the roads, including that further time ought to be allowed.

Specialists additionally advised drivers to make sure their tyres are correctly inflated and windscreens adequately de-iced.

The A40 accident was one among 5 street deaths since Tuesday, with the newest in Gloucestershire yesterday.

There have been different street deaths in Hampshire on Wednesday and two incidents in Suffolk on Tuesday.