Driver dies after car and double-decker bus collide in A47 crash with 7 mile-stretch of road closed
A DRIVER has died following a crash between their car and a double-decker bus on a major road.
Emergency crews had rushed to Guyhirn on the A47 in Cambridgeshire at around 2.45pm yesterday, following reports of a serious collision.
Following the crash, a 7-mile stretch of the busy road, between Rings End roundabout and Wisbech, was closed.
Cambridgeshire Police has confirmed today that the driver of the car, an 18-year-old man, died after the collision.
The busy stretch of road is reported to typically see at least 20,000 vehicles pass through each day.
While it is not yet clear how the crash unfolded, the Scania double-decker bus could be seen lying in a field next to the road with a smashed windscreen.
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Aerial footage also showed the car, a silver Mazda MX-5, resting on the other side of the road in a ditch, surrounded by emergency crews.
Police added that six passengers from the bus were rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, suffering from minor injuries.
A statement from Cambridgeshire Police read: "A man has died following a collision between a car and a bus on the A47 at Guyhirn.
"The collision between a silver Mazda MX-5 and a Scania double-decker bus happened at about 2.45pm on Saturday (31 May).
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"The driver of the car, an 18-year-old man from March, was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Six passengers from the bus were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn with minor injuries."
Sergeant Mark Atkins added: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who sadly lost his life. His family are being supported by our specially trained family liaison officers.
“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances, and we are appealing to anyone who saw the collision to contact us.”
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision, or who has dashcam footage of the moments leading up to it, to report it through the with the reference Operation Doodle.
Anyone without internet access should call 101, quoting the same reference.
