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| Cambridgeshire coach and lorry crash on A1 injures 13 people | Cambridgeshire coach and lorry crash on A1 injures 13 people |
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| Thirteen people have been treated in hospital after a coach and a lorry crashed on the A1 in Cambridgeshire. | Thirteen people have been treated in hospital after a coach and a lorry crashed on the A1 in Cambridgeshire. |
| The collision happened on the northbound carriageway between Brampton and Buckden at 05:30 BST. | |
| The coach was on its way from London to Newcastle. The injured were taken to nearby Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Addenbrooke's in Cambridge. | The coach was on its way from London to Newcastle. The injured were taken to nearby Hinchingbrooke Hospital and Addenbrooke's in Cambridge. |
| Another 29 passengers were assessed for injuries at the scene and then taken to a centre in St Neots. | Another 29 passengers were assessed for injuries at the scene and then taken to a centre in St Neots. |
| The ambulance service said two patients were taken to Addenbrookes with serious injuries and 11 patients to Hinchingbrooke with minor injuries. | The ambulance service said two patients were taken to Addenbrookes with serious injuries and 11 patients to Hinchingbrooke with minor injuries. |
| The northbound carriageway will be shut until late afternoon and only one lane is open southbound. | The northbound carriageway will be shut until late afternoon and only one lane is open southbound. |
| A replacement coach has picked up the uninjured passengers and some of those with minor injuries discharged from Hinchingbrooke Hospital. | |
| Callum Faint, from Cambridgeshire Fire Service, said: "The lorry had overturned and was lying across the carriageway. | |
| "Due to the impact both the driver and co-driver of the coach were trapped. | "Due to the impact both the driver and co-driver of the coach were trapped. |
| "All the other occupants of the coach were suffering various degrees of minor impact injuries. | "All the other occupants of the coach were suffering various degrees of minor impact injuries. |
| "The two coach casualties were released using specialist cutting equipment," he said. |