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Two dead in A47 Guyhirn bus and lorry crash | |
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Two men have died in a crash between a double-decker bus and a lorry in the Cambridgeshire Fens, police said. | |
Some 20 people were injured in the accident at about 07:30 BST on the A47 Thorney Road in Guyhirn. | Some 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 they had been treated for injuries of "varied severity" and "about half" had been taken to hospitals. | Dan Cody from the charity said they had been treated for injuries of "varied severity" and "about half" had been taken to hospitals. |
Cambridgeshire Police has said "a total of 20 people who were travelling in the bus, were injured - nine are seriously injured and 11 have minor injuries". | Cambridgeshire Police has said "a total of 20 people who were travelling in the bus, were injured - nine are seriously injured and 11 have minor injuries". |
The East of England Ambulance Service said 16 casualties had been transferred to Peterborough City Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn. | The East of England Ambulance Service said 16 casualties had been transferred to Peterborough City Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn. |
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. | The accident happened outside the Bretts Transport depot, and photographs from the scene show a Bretts lorry involved. The company declined to comment. |
Bus operator First Bus confirmed one of its vehicles was involved, but a spokesman did not comment further. | Bus operator First Bus confirmed one of its vehicles was involved, but a spokesman did not comment further. |
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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