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Seventeen people hurt as two buses collide in Luton | |
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Seventeen people were injured when two buses crashed into each other in Luton. | |
Fifteen of the injured were taken to hospital after the collision on the town's guided busway track on Saturday. | |
The East of England Ambulance Service said five patients sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries. | |
The two bus operators, Centrebus and Grant Palmer Ltd, said investigations were under way into the cause of the collision and they were co-operating with Bedfordshire Police. | |
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The accident happened at about 15:00 BST on the westbound side of the Hatters Way busway near Chaul End Lane. | |
A spokesman for Flitwick-based Grant Palmer said: "We do not yet know the circumstances surrounding this incident. | |
"We will fully assist and comply with the police investigation into this matter. We wish those injured a speedy recovery" | |
Centrebus released a statement saying an investigation was under way to "establish what caused the incident". | |
"We continue to work with the police, DVSA [Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency] and the local authority with regards to this matter." |