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One person dies and 19 injured in Cambridgeshire minibus crash Woman dies and 19 injured in Cambridgeshire minibus crash
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One person has been killed in a minibus crash which left 19 other people injured. A woman in her 80s has died in a minibus crash which left 19 other people injured.
The bus overturned in the crash, also involving a car, near the villages of Woodhurst and Bluntisham in Cambridgeshire at 16:51 GMT on Thursday.The bus overturned in the crash, also involving a car, near the villages of Woodhurst and Bluntisham in Cambridgeshire at 16:51 GMT on Thursday.
The East of England Ambulance Service said one person died at the scene. The East of England Ambulance Service said the woman died at the scene.
Eighteen of the Mercedes minibus passengers, who were all aged between 60 and 80, were taken to hospital.
A man in his 70s, who was the driver of the Volkswagen Golf, was also taken to hospital and remains in a serious condition, Cambridgeshire Police said.
The B1040 Somersham Road was closed for more than 12 hours for investigations to take place.The B1040 Somersham Road was closed for more than 12 hours for investigations to take place.
Six people were taken to Hinchingbrooke Hospital and 14 were taken to Addenbrooke's. The force said some of those taken to hospital were "seriously injured".
All the injured people were taken to hospital but it is not yet known how badly injured they were.
The ambulance service said it sent 10 ambulances, a rapid response vehicle, the Hazardous Area Response Team and two air ambulances to the scene.The ambulance service said it sent 10 ambulances, a rapid response vehicle, the Hazardous Area Response Team and two air ambulances to the scene.
At the sceneAt the scene
Dotty McLeod, BBC Radio CambridgeshireDotty McLeod, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Here on Friday morning, there is debris strewn all over the verges on one side of this junction where the B1040 Somersham Road meets Bluntisham Heath Road and the Wheatsheaf Road.Here on Friday morning, there is debris strewn all over the verges on one side of this junction where the B1040 Somersham Road meets Bluntisham Heath Road and the Wheatsheaf Road.
You can see, lying in the grass, broken glass, broken bits of plastic, twisted pieces of metal and even a pair of spectacles lying in the mud.You can see, lying in the grass, broken glass, broken bits of plastic, twisted pieces of metal and even a pair of spectacles lying in the mud.
Police were at the scene earlier but all vehicles have now been recovered and the road closures have been lifted.Police were at the scene earlier but all vehicles have now been recovered and the road closures have been lifted.
Nearly 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for improvements to be made at the junction, set up after Thursday's crash.Nearly 1,000 people have signed a petition calling for improvements to be made at the junction, set up after Thursday's crash.
The owner of a cleaning service, based 500m from the junction, said it was not the first time there had been a crash at the crossroads.The owner of a cleaning service, based 500m from the junction, said it was not the first time there had been a crash at the crossroads.
"We did hear a helicopter a while after [the crash] but I didn't think any more [of it] because accidents regularly happen up there," he said."We did hear a helicopter a while after [the crash] but I didn't think any more [of it] because accidents regularly happen up there," he said.