Second child dies three weeks after minibus accident on M4 slip road

The Guardian

10 hours ago

An 11-year-old boy has become the second child to die after a minibus overturned on a motorway slip road in Berkshire last month, police have said.
Othniel Adoma, from Bracknell, died on Thursday, more than three weeks after the single-vehicle crash.
The white Ford Transit minibus overturned on the exit slip road at junction 10 of the M4 eastbound, near Wokingham, on the afternoon of 11 May.
A six-year-old boy, who has not been named, also died in the collision.
Five other children who were injured have subsequently been discharged from hospital.
Investigating officer DS Lyndsey Blackaby, of the serious collision investigation unit at Thames Valley police, said in a statement on Saturday: 'My thoughts, and the thoughts of everyone at Thames Valley police, are with the family and friends of Othniel Adoma.
'Othniel's family has asked that their privacy be respected at this difficult time.'
No arrests have been made in connection with the incident, the force added.
South Central ambulance service said it was first alerted to the crash at 2.24pm with its first units arriving at the scene eight minutes later.
Five critical care units, including two air ambulances, attended the incident along with six ambulances.
The motorway was closed in both directions between junctions 11 and 8 for approximately three hours after the crash.