The vehicle flew off the motorway and ended up upside down in a Gloucestershire ditch this morning
A group of families and their children have miraculously escaped serious injury after a coach flipped over on a motorway and ended up in a ditch.
The vehicle with 53 people on board was heading to Weston-super-Mare when it crashed and overturned on the M5 between Junctions 13 and 14, near Dursley, Gloucestershire, this morning.
The ambulance service said six people - one child and five adults - suffered minor injuries during the incident.
Crash: A coach has flipped over on the M5 in Gloucestershire today but incredibly there have been no serious injuries among the 50 people on board
Holiday trip: The vehicle, which was heading to Weston-super-Mare, crashed and overturned on the M5 between Junctions 13 and 14, near Dursley, Gloucestershire, this morning
The Highways Agency closed the southbound carriageway of the motorway while emergency services dealt with the crash, which did not involve any other vehicles.
The five injured adults were taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol and the child went to Bristol Children's Hospital for treatment.
Uninjured passengers from the scene in alternative vehicles.
The coach, operated by Prospect Coaches, was one of four travelling from Dudley, West Midlands to Weston.
The seaside trip was organised by family charity Action For Children and the coach had picked up a mix of adults and children - from a children's centre in West Bromwich.
Prospect Coaches said nobody was available for comment and said all updates would come from union The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT).
A CPT spokesman said: 'It was a 57 seater Prospect Coach carrying 53 passengers, a mix of adults and children from the Action for Children group, who I believe are based in Dudley.'
The South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust described the injured as 'walking wounded'.
'We were notified at 9.58am that a coach had left the carriageway. It was the only vehicle involved in the incident,' a trust spokesman said.
'There were six casualties and all of them sustained minor injuries. They are being assessed at the scene to see if they need to be taken to hospital.'
The Highways Agency closed the southbound carriageway of the motorway while emergency services dealt with the crash, which did not involve any other vehicles
A Gloucestershire Police spokesman said: 'We were notified shortly before 10am that a coach had left the southbound M5 motorway close to Junction 13, had overturned and landed in a ditch.
'Transport is being provided to take the passengers away from the scene.'
It is believed the passengers were on a day trip to Weston-super-Mare from the West Midlands.
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