A 13-year-old boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a collision with a bus on the Busway at Orchard Park. The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon (4 March) at around 3.45pm north of King’s Hedges Road.
A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson explained the collision was between the boy, a pedestrian, and a single decker bus travelling towards Cambridge. While the East Anglian Air Ambulance was called as part of the emergency response, the boy was transported by road to Addenbrookes hospital in a “serious condition”.
“There were no other injuries and no arrests,” the police spokesperson confirmed.
Cambridgeshire County Council explained the Busway, and the path that runs alongside it, were closed in both directions with diversions in place throughout the evening. The Busway reopened yesterday morning (Wednesday).
A County Council spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with the pedestrian and their family. We’re working with the emergency services, and a full investigation has commenced.”
Stagecoach East confirmed the incident involved one of its vehicles and that its “first thoughts are for [the injured boy’s] welfare”.
A spokesperson for the bus company added: “Safety is our absolute priority. We will carry out a thorough investigation into the cause of this incident, working with the appropriate authorities.”
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