THE REAL Madrid team bus was involved in a collision that stopped traffic on the M40 in the Midlands.

National Highways West Midlands took to social media to announce traffic had come to a standstill on the M40 in Warwickshire southbound between J16 for Hockley Heath and J15 for Warwick after a collision this afternoon, November 28.

The driver of the bus was treated for minor injuries, but no one was seriously hurt.

Footage from the crash that has been circulating on social media shows the bus was damaged after colliding with a lorry. 

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to reports of a collision involving a coach, lorry and car on the southbound M40, between junctions 16 and 15, at 1.19 pm.

“One ambulance attended the scene.

“On arrival, we discovered one patient, a man, who was the coach driver.

“He was treated for minor injuries and discharged at the scene.”

In a statement, Warwickshire Police said: “Our officers responded to reports of a collision involving a car, a lorry, & the coach of a well-known football team on the M40 southbound between J16 and J15.

“Fortunately, nobody was seriously injured.

“The players from the team were not on the coach at the time.”

Real Madrid were in the UK for a Champions League match against Liverpool, having suffered a two-nil defeat last night.

The crash caused delays of at least 45 minutes, with National Highways advising people to allow extra time for any journeys they need to make in the area.

All lanes have now reopened on the stretch of the M40.