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Cambridgeshire minibus crash: 'Seriously injured' among 20 casualties | Cambridgeshire minibus crash: 'Seriously injured' among 20 casualties |
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Twenty people are being treated in hospital after a minibus overturned in rural Cambridgeshire. | |
The two-vehicle collision happened on the B1040 Somersham Road near the villages of Woodhurst and Bluntisham, at 16:51 GMT. | The two-vehicle collision happened on the B1040 Somersham Road near the villages of Woodhurst and Bluntisham, at 16:51 GMT. |
"Multiple people are involved and some are seriously injured," police said. | |
More than 20 firefighters are at the scene, the fire service said. A police cordon is also in place. | |
Casualties are being taken to Addenbrooke's and Hinchingbrooke hospitals in Cambridge, a spokeswoman for the East of England Ambulance Service said. | Casualties are being taken to Addenbrooke's and Hinchingbrooke hospitals in Cambridge, a spokeswoman for the East of England Ambulance Service said. |
A spokesman from Cambridgeshire Constabulary said they had "varying levels of injury". | |
Roads in both directions near Wheatsheaf Road are closed and diversions are in place through Pidley. | |
The East Anglian Air Ambulance and a hazard response team are also at the scene. |