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| March bypass coach crash leaves five in hospital | |
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| Five people have been taken to hospital after a coach carrying 65 passengers turned on its side and ended up in a ditch in Cambridgeshire. | Five people have been taken to hospital after a coach carrying 65 passengers turned on its side and ended up in a ditch in Cambridgeshire. |
| The vehicle left the A141 between March and Wimblington at about 06:15. | The vehicle left the A141 between March and Wimblington at about 06:15. |
| A woman in her 50s has "serious but not life threatening" injuries. The other four have minor injuries. | A woman in her 50s has "serious but not life threatening" injuries. The other four have minor injuries. |
| The coach driver told the BBC he was forced to swerve off the road to avoid a head-on collision with a vehicle overtaking in the opposite direction. | The coach driver told the BBC he was forced to swerve off the road to avoid a head-on collision with a vehicle overtaking in the opposite direction. |
| Abdul Haq said: "There was no other way. Some idiot comes in front of you, what can you do?" | Abdul Haq said: "There was no other way. Some idiot comes in front of you, what can you do?" |
| He said he tried to calm passengers down immediately after it crashed. | He said he tried to calm passengers down immediately after it crashed. |
| "Everybody started shouting... then I opened the fire door and took them out one by one," he said. | "Everybody started shouting... then I opened the fire door and took them out one by one," he said. |
| The vehicle was taking agricultural workers from Peterborough to Chatteris, the BBC understands. | The vehicle was taking agricultural workers from Peterborough to Chatteris, the BBC understands. |
| The East of England Ambulance Service said it assessed 22 people at the scene. | The East of England Ambulance Service said it assessed 22 people at the scene. |
| The road was closed after the crash, but has since re-opened. | The road was closed after the crash, but has since re-opened. |
| Cambridgeshire Police said they wanted to speak to the driver of a yellow bus seen in the area at the time. | Cambridgeshire Police said they wanted to speak to the driver of a yellow bus seen in the area at the time. |
| Sgt Simon Goldsmith said: "I believe it was heading towards March, coming from the direction of Chatteris on the A141." | Sgt Simon Goldsmith said: "I believe it was heading towards March, coming from the direction of Chatteris on the A141." |
| The coach was recover from the scene. Passengers were transferred to another vehicle. | The coach was recover from the scene. Passengers were transferred to another vehicle. |