Two die after crash near Newmarket involving ambulance and car
Two people have died following a crash involving a transport ambulance and a car near the Cambridgeshire[1] border. Emergency services were called to the incident on the B1506 Bury Road between Newmarket[2] and Kentford at around 7.30pm on Tuesday December 19. The driver was the only occupant of the car, a blue Volkswagen Golf.
The ambulance contained a driver and two passengers – a man and a woman. The ambulance’s female driver and the male passenger – as well as the Golf’s driver – were all taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital with serious injuries. The other ambulance passenger sustained minor injuries.
On Thursday, December 28, Suffolk[5] Police confirmed the Golf’s driver, a woman in her 70s, has now died following the crash. The male ambulance passenger, who was in his 90s, as also died following the incident. A Suffolk Police spokesperson said: “Officers would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who may have any relevant dashcam footage.
Anyone with any information is asked to get in touch via the following channels quoting reference S C-19122023-302: Report a road traffic incident | Suffolk Constabulary[6] Phone: 101.”
References
- ^ Cambridgeshire (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
- ^ Newmarket (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
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- ^ Suffolk (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
- ^ Report a road traffic incident | Suffolk Constabulary (www.suffolk.police.uk)