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A11 Elveden crash: 52 injured in coach and car crash | |
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Nine people have been taken to hospital and 43 described as "walking wounded" after a collision between a car and a coach on the A11 in Suffolk. | |
The crash happened near Elveden at 13:25 BST and led to the road being shut between the A1101 and B1106. | The crash happened near Elveden at 13:25 BST and led to the road being shut between the A1101 and B1106. |
One person in the car was critically injured and another "seriously" hurt. Police said 48 people, mostly teenagers, were on the coach. | |
They are treating the crash as a major incident. | |
An ambulance spokeswoman said: "Nine patients have been taken to Addenbrooke's, West Suffolk and Norfolk and Norwich hospitals and 43 patients described as walking wounded." | |
Diversions have been put in place while the emergency services remain at the site. | Diversions have been put in place while the emergency services remain at the site. |
Police said five people injured on the coach had been taken to hospital with minor injuries. | Police said five people injured on the coach had been taken to hospital with minor injuries. |
The occupants of the Mercedes car were taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. |