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| A11 Elveden crash: 52 injured in coach and car crash | 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. | 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. | One person in the car was critically injured and another "seriously" hurt. Police said 48 people, mostly teenagers, were on the coach. |
| The road was re-opened just after 20:00 BST. | |
| Suffolk Police said it was 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." | 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." |
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| 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. | The occupants of the Mercedes car were taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. |
| BBC Look East cameraman John Fairhall, who filmed the aftermath of the crash, said: "There was a single decker coach on the verge about 200 metres (218 yards) south of the war memorial. | |
| "It had come to rest at a slight angle. Next to it were a group of schoolchildren, aged around 14 or 15 I would say. | |
| "On the other side of the road was a small car which had had its roof removed." | |
| Mr Fairhall described the people at the scene as "calm". | |
| "They all seemed ok," he said. "A lot of them were on their phones, presumably telling people what was going on." | |
| A motorist caught up in tailbacks of traffic said: "It's taken us about two-and-a-half hours to go five miles. It's very frustrating." |