Fatal M40 collision involving two articulated lorries

One appliance and crew from Beaconsfield, one from High Wycombe, one from Gerrards Cross, two Urban Search and Rescue vehicles (prime movers with equipment modules) from Aylesbury and three officers attended. Tragically, a man died at the scene. Firefighters used rescue equipment to release another man, injured, who was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries. The final crew left the scene at 2.21pm.