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| Cambridgeshire guided buses crash with fire engine in Northstowe | Cambridgeshire guided buses crash with fire engine in Northstowe |
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| People have been taken to hospital after the collision on the guided busway | |
| Eleven people have been taken to hospital after a crash between two guided buses and a fire engine. | Eleven people have been taken to hospital after a crash between two guided buses and a fire engine. |
| It happened on the B1050 Station Road at the junction with the Busway in Northstowe, near Cambridge, shortly after 14:00 BST. | It happened on the B1050 Station Road at the junction with the Busway in Northstowe, near Cambridge, shortly after 14:00 BST. |
| Cambridgeshire County Council said the road had been closed in both directions and buses, which use dedicated lanes, had been diverted. | Cambridgeshire County Council said the road had been closed in both directions and buses, which use dedicated lanes, had been diverted. |
| An eyewitness to the aftermath of the collision said it looked "pretty horrendous". | An eyewitness to the aftermath of the collision said it looked "pretty horrendous". |
| The crash happened at a crossroads on The Busway route in Northstowe | |
| The Busway lanes/tracks have raised concrete sides, which can only be used by modified vehicles, although they have junctions with normal roads. | The Busway lanes/tracks have raised concrete sides, which can only be used by modified vehicles, although they have junctions with normal roads. |
| An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said four ambulances, three Hazardous Area Response Team vehicles, two paramedic cars and helicopters from the East Anglian Air Ambulance and MAGPAS were sent. | An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said four ambulances, three Hazardous Area Response Team vehicles, two paramedic cars and helicopters from the East Anglian Air Ambulance and MAGPAS were sent. |
| The council said it was working with the emergency services and the bus operator. | The council said it was working with the emergency services and the bus operator. |
| The authority added that a diversion route was in place via Longstanton roundabout to the A1307 at Swavesey crossroads. | The authority added that a diversion route was in place via Longstanton roundabout to the A1307 at Swavesey crossroads. |
| 'Quick' traffic lights | 'Quick' traffic lights |
| Ian Missen saw the aftermath of the crash and said it was "pretty horrendous". | Ian Missen saw the aftermath of the crash and said it was "pretty horrendous". |
| "There was two buses and a fire engine and it looked like the fire engine had hit one bus which pushed that bus into another bus," he said. | "There was two buses and a fire engine and it looked like the fire engine had hit one bus which pushed that bus into another bus," he said. |
| "The traffic lights at the Northstowe guided bus – they are so quick in changing from the road to the guided bus that I'm surprised there hasn't been more crashes there. | "The traffic lights at the Northstowe guided bus – they are so quick in changing from the road to the guided bus that I'm surprised there hasn't been more crashes there. |
| "It was on the B1050 between Northstowe and Willingham... closer to Northstowe than Willingham." | "It was on the B1050 between Northstowe and Willingham... closer to Northstowe than Willingham." |
| Other vehicles are unable to be driven on the dedicated Busway lanes | |
| At a crown court hearing earlier on Wednesday, the council was fined £6m after three deaths on The Busway, which offers three routes in Cambridge with links to Huntingdon and St Ives. | At a crown court hearing earlier on Wednesday, the council was fined £6m after three deaths on The Busway, which offers three routes in Cambridge with links to Huntingdon and St Ives. |
| Judge Mark Bishop criticised the authority for its "rigid and blinkered response" to the fatalities, as well as numerous near-misses and accidents. | Judge Mark Bishop criticised the authority for its "rigid and blinkered response" to the fatalities, as well as numerous near-misses and accidents. |
| The authority had previously admitted two safety breaches and said it was "truly sorry". | The authority had previously admitted two safety breaches and said it was "truly sorry". |
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