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Dramatic moment smoke billows from massive coach fire on M6 Toll - affecting Manchester City fans travelling to Wembley

A video shows smoke billowing from a massive coach fire on the M6 toll.

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Dramatic footage shows smoke billowing from a massive coach fire on the M6 toll.

National Highways says the M6 toll in Warwickshire has now reopened after a clean up operation was completed between T4 (Weeford) and T2 (Coleshill) due to the fire.

A coach on fire on the M6 toll in Warwickshire.
A coach on fire on the M6 toll in Warwickshire.

In a statement, Ridleys Coaches said: “We can confirm an incident occurred involving one of our coaches on the M6 Toll southbound earlier today.

"All passengers and the driver were safely evacuated with no injuries. We are grateful to the emergency services for their swift response.

"The coach was carrying fans to the Carabao Cup final, and the passengers are all safely on replacement coaches to the stadium.

"We are working with authorities to understand the circumstances and will provide further updates as appropriate."