BLACK ice has been blamed for a minibus crash near Fridaythorpe in which nine people were injured, two of them seriously.
The silver Volkswagen vehicle had been travelling on the A166 near Garrowby Hill in the early hours of Wednesday when it is thought to have skidded and crashed.
Firefighters from Driffield and Hull Central stations, along with police and paramedic
s, were called to the scene two miles west of the village shortly before 4.50am, where they found two people trapped.
The remaining seven were able to free themselves and were all described as being 'walking wounded'.
It is thought the vehicle had skidded on the ice and turned over, rolling on to its roof before coming to rest on its side. The first firefighters to arrive at the scene had to warn their colleagues of the risk of ice.
Dave Smith, watch manager at Driffield Fire Station, said: "They were not coming around a bend so it is difficult to say what happened.
"It is quite possible they hit the brow of a hill and overturned on the ice, ending up on its side. It could have been a lot worse."
A woman was released by manipulation but the second casualty, a man who had been driving, was badly trapped and had to be cut free using hydraulic rescue equipment. He was taken to York District Hospital with serious back injuries, which were not thought to be life threatening.
He was later transferred to Hull Royal Infirmary where his condition was said to be stable yesterday.
The woman was also taken to hospital in York with a broken arm and was later discharged.
The road was closed for more than four hours and was re-opened at 9am once it had been gritted.
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