A chilling scene unfolded on a Berkshire slip road as a school coach and a bus violently collided, the impact echoing the treacherous conditions gripping the region.
Paramedics arriving at the scene immediately noted the danger: a slick coating of black ice had transformed the roadway into a hazard. The situation rapidly escalated as the bus’s engine erupted in flames, trapping firefighters at the location for over two hours battling the blaze.
This wasn’t an isolated incident. Just hours earlier, on the very same slip road, two cars had already succumbed to the icy grip, colliding with each other – thankfully, no one was hurt in that earlier mishap.
The chaos wasn’t confined to Berkshire. Simultaneously, hundreds of miles away in Ashford, Kent, another school bus found itself in peril, sliding off the road and coming to rest nose-first in a ditch at Chilmington Green.
Witnesses described the bus slipping on a patch of black ice, a silent, invisible threat that sent the vehicle careening off course. Emergency services swiftly responded, rushing to the scene with a sense of urgency.
Despite the dramatic nature of both crashes, a wave of relief washed over authorities as reports confirmed no injuries in either incident. Both situations, however, served as stark reminders of the dangers lurking on winter roads.
