Bus driver arrested after crash with pedestrian on Lincoln Road
A bus driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following a crash involving a young pedestrian. Emergency services were called to a section of Lincoln Road/Werrington Parkway in Peterborough at about 08:20 BST. A teenage boy was taken to Addenbrooke's hospital, Cambridge, with life-threatening injuries.Cambridgeshire Police said it was called to reports of a collision between a bus and a pedestrian and officers remained at the scene on the A15.
An East of England Ambulance Service spokesperson said an ambulance and a response car from the Magpas Air Ambulance were sent to the scene. They added: "A teenage boy was transported by road to Addenbrooke's Hospital for further assessment and treatment."
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