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One dead and 13 injured in crash | |
(21 minutes later) | |
One woman has died and 13 have been injured in a crash between a double decker bus and a car in Cambridgeshire. | |
Firefighters have been at the scene working to free people trapped in the wreckage of the vehicles. | |
The accident happened at 1110 BST on the A47 at Thorney near Peterborough and Cambridgeshire police said the road had been closed in both directions. | The accident happened at 1110 BST on the A47 at Thorney near Peterborough and Cambridgeshire police said the road had been closed in both directions. |
Police said the road had been closed in both directions to allow the emergency services to deal with the incident. | Police said the road had been closed in both directions to allow the emergency services to deal with the incident. |
Air ambulance | |
The East of England Ambulance Service confirmed that one woman died at the scene. | |
Of the 13 injured, one woman was taken by air ambulance to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge with a fractured pelvis. | |
Another woman was taken to Peterborough District Hospital with suspected neck and back injuries. | |
Another six people described as "walking wounded" were also taken to Peterborough District Hospital for treatment. | |
An ambulance service spokesman said five casualties were treated at the scene. | |
First Eastern Counties confirmed the bus was one of their vehicles operating on the X1 route between Lowestoft and Peterborough. | First Eastern Counties confirmed the bus was one of their vehicles operating on the X1 route between Lowestoft and Peterborough. |