PASSENGERS travelling on the M4 were given a fright when their coach started swerving.
Wiltshire Police's Roadside Policing Unit was called to the coach on Sunday afternoon after reports about the erratic way it was being driven.
When they got there they discovered the driver, who was able to safety stop the coach, had become unwell while at the wheel.
RPU & ARG tasked to a report of a coach swerving on the M4. The driver was unwell at the wheel. Thankfully the driver managed to stop safely. Initial first aid checks by ARG/RPU. Ambulance tasked, driver off to hospital. New coach for the passengers. @Wilts_SWASFT pic.twitter.com/zlvncukhVU
— Wilts Specialist Ops (@WiltsSpecOps) August 14, 2022
After initial first aid checks from police officers at the scene, the poorly driver was taken by ambulance to hospital.
A new coach was arranged for the stranded passengers.
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