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| A47 Guyhirn bus and lorry crash injures up to 20 | A47 Guyhirn bus and lorry crash injures up to 20 |
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| Several people have been seriously hurt in a crash between a double-decker bus and a lorry in the Cambridgeshire Fens, ambulance crews said. | Several people have been seriously hurt in a crash between a double-decker bus and a lorry in the Cambridgeshire Fens, ambulance crews said. |
| Up to 20 people were injured in the accident at about 07:30 BST on the A47 Thorney Road in Guyhirn. | Up to 20 people were injured in the accident at about 07:30 BST on the A47 Thorney Road in Guyhirn. |
| The East of England Ambulance Service said its crews were "caring for several seriously injured patients". | The East of England Ambulance Service said its crews were "caring for several seriously injured patients". |
| The air ambulance charity Magpas said it was called to a "major incident" and was treating up to 20 people. | The air ambulance charity Magpas said it was called to a "major incident" and was treating up to 20 people. |
| Dan Cody from the charity said between 15 and 20 people had been treated for injuries of "varied severity" and "about half" had been taken to hospitals. | Dan Cody from the charity said between 15 and 20 people had been treated for injuries of "varied severity" and "about half" had been taken to hospitals. |
| 'Serious' casualties | |
| The East of England Ambulance Service has confirmed 16 casualties had been transferred to Peterborough City Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn. | |
| Police described some of the injuries as "serious". The fire service is also at the scene. | Police described some of the injuries as "serious". The fire service is also at the scene. |
| The East of England Ambulance Service sent seven ambulance crews, three ambulance officers, two rapid response vehicles, and a Hazardous Area Response Team. | The East of England Ambulance Service sent seven ambulance crews, three ambulance officers, two rapid response vehicles, and a Hazardous Area Response Team. |
| The accident happened outside the Bretts Transport depot, and photographs from the scene show a Bretts lorry involved. The company declined to comment. | |
| At the scene | At the scene |
| John Devine: BBC Radio Cambridgeshire | John Devine: BBC Radio Cambridgeshire |
| I'm on the A47 quite near Guyhirn roundabout. | I'm on the A47 quite near Guyhirn roundabout. |
| The blue lights are flashing, there are bollards right across the road, and signs up to say the road's closed. | The blue lights are flashing, there are bollards right across the road, and signs up to say the road's closed. |
| In front of me is a white police van with two PCSOs inside, one of whom has just given directions to a lorry driver who's just stuck there. | In front of me is a white police van with two PCSOs inside, one of whom has just given directions to a lorry driver who's just stuck there. |
| I'm only about 15 miles from the centre of Peterborough, but here it's eerily quiet. | I'm only about 15 miles from the centre of Peterborough, but here it's eerily quiet. |
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