He added: “There are no life-threatening injuries at this stage but they are serious.”

Of the circumstances of the crash he said: “What we do know is that they have a coming together where the HGV has pulled out of the yard and the bus has collided into the side of it.”

He confirmed the bus driver was among those hurt, and said the lorry driver had escaped injury. All emergency services are at the scene including the East of England Ambulance Service which said: “We are currently attending a serious road traffic incident in Thorney Road, Guyhirn. “The East of England Ambulance Service Trust has currently dispatched seven ambulance crews, three ambulance officers, two rapid response vehicles, a Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and Magpas Air Ambulance to the scene where the crew are caring for several seriously injured patients.
A lorry and a bus collide in Guyhirn, Cambridgeshire, UK. Two people are killed and twelve are injured, five seriously.