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M5 Crash Police Confirm Seven Dead In 34-Car Pile-Up

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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 Hospital while 17 of the more seriously injured were taken to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. Nine others were taken to a temporary holding unit set up by the ambulance service.A large-scale operation is now underway to check there are no other casualties and work will soon begin on repairing the carriageway and removing the vehicles, which will all have to be forensically examined.

At least 7 dead, 51 hurt in traffic 'fireball' in Britain

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Terrible Crash and probably many dead.
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  • This was a serious accident. People died as a result.

    If you're making a joke of it, I suggest you re-think your intentions. You're not funny, you're not clever and I certainly didn't hear it from you first!!!

  • ive actually just set up an account to call u a massive BELL END!!!!!! fucking wierd bastard, go loose ur verginaty and get a life...dickhead.

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  • fag.. gigitv1 stay off youtube

    

  • fuck you pussyole people died in that shame on you 

  • How can we get shit like this off of Youtube?

  • This is the dislike button.

  • As a professional driver the harrowing news that such a catastrophic incident had taken place sent shivers through me. please please please i dont mean to sound patronising but always always maintain space around your vehicle. to those who lost friends and loved ones, my thoughts are with you.

  • U ARE A FUCKING WASTE of air!!!!!!!! How can people be so heartless!! I find most things funny but not when peoples lifes was taken! Get a life you idiot!

  • "yet if u were attacked by a powerful nation who would u go running to???"

    I love how you have to use war to justify your use in the world. Most of which you are in the process of creating.

  • One good thing about YouTube is that it allows idiots and screwballs to sound off -hiding behind anonymous usernames.I suppose if they hadn't got that faciltity they'd go and fuck someones life up or kill themselves.

  • How can you make a joke about something like this ? . You must me a strange and hatefull little shit . If any of the victims family see this i hope they spend whatever it takes to track you down and beat the living shit from your worthless body ,

  • LOL This was so fucking funny, I laughed so much. It was like Human domino's in cars.

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