Man rushed to hospital after air ambulance called to city centre bus crash

The crash involved a bus and motorbike

An air ambulance was sent to the scene of a serious city centre crash. The A15 near Maskew Avenue in Peterborough remains closed in both directions on Monday afternoon (July 13).

This due to a crash between a bus, confirmed to be a Stagecoach vehicle, and motorbike. The road was closed just after 11.30am.

A man has been taken to hospital for further treatment. An East of England Ambulance spokesperson said: “We were called just before 11.30am to a road traffic collision on the A15 near Maskew Avenue.

“An ambulance, ambulance officer vehicle and the Magpas Air Ambulance were sent to the scene. An adult man was transported by road to Peterborough City Hospital for further treatment.”

Cambridgeshire Police also attended. In an earlier statement, a police spokesperson said: “We were called at 11.33am to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the A15 near Maskew Avenue.

“Officers and paramedics are in attendance. The road has been closed in both directions, motorists are advised to avoid the area.”

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