M6 coach horror crash as truck driver miraculously walks from wreckage
The impact forced the recovery van off the carriageway and into roadside bushes
15:30, 21 Jun 2025
The smashed recovery truck after colliding with a coach on the M6(Image: Staffordshire RTC )A recovery truck driver has miraculously escaped with only a minor injury after a serious crash on the M6 in the early hours of this morning.
The collision, between the recovery truck and a coach, occurred at around 5.45am between junctions 14 and 15.
The impact forced the recovery vehicle off the motorway's carriageway and into roadside bushes.
The smashed recovery truck after colliding with a coach on the M6(Image: Staffordshire RTC )
Despite the severity of the crash, the driver was able to walk away from the mangled wreckage with just a minor injury.
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Staffordshire Police's Road Crime Team[3] shared an image of the aftermath on social media platform X.
It shows the white truck with its front bumper torn off.
Windows were shattered from the force of the collision.
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In a post at 5.45am, the Road Crime Team wrote: "M6, J14 to J15, two-vehicle road traffic collision.
Article continues below"Recovery truck collided with a coach before leaving the carriageway.
"Luckily, minor injury to the driver of the recovery truck."
The post was 'liked' on X more than 30 times.
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