This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/8071957.stm
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 3 | Version 4 |
|---|---|
| One dead and 13 injured in crash | One dead and 13 injured in crash |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| One woman has died and 13 have been injured in a crash between a double decker bus and a car in Cambridgeshire. | One woman has died and 13 have been injured in a crash between a double decker bus and a car in Cambridgeshire. |
| Firefighters at the scene worked 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. |
| I thought this could be the end, I saw the bank coming towards me, there was no time to think Bus passenger | |
| The East of England Ambulance Service confirmed that one woman died at the scene. | 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. | 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 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. | 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. | An ambulance service spokesman said five casualties were treated at the scene. |
| 'Deepest sympathies' | |
| First First East England confirmed the bus was one of their vehicles operating on the X1 route between Lowestoft and Peterborough. | |
| Bus company spokesman, Gussy Alamein said: "There has been an incident involving a car and one of our X1 buses and we are working with the police in their investigations. | |
| "We would like to offer our deepest sympathies to the family of the car driver who tragically died in this incident." | |
| A man who was on the bus when it crashed into a ditch spoke to BBC Look East. | |
| He said: "I was using my laptop at the front of the bus and I heard a noise and shouted out to God to help me and he did. | |
| "My head hit the front of the bus and I got out. | |
| "I thought this could be the end, I saw the bank coming towards me, there was no time to think." |