Firefighters cut seriously injured casualty from car after collision with ambulance in Whittlesey

Firefighters had to cut a casualty from his car after a collision between a black Peugeot and a paramedic rapid response ambulance yesterday.

At 11.10am on Wednesday, crews from Whittlesey and Stanground were called to the crash on Eastrea Road in Whittlesey.

They arrived to find a collision involving the car and the ambulance and used specialist equipment to release the car driver, who suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the response vehicle suffered minor injuries, with fire crews returning to their stations by 12.30pm.

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after the accident, which happened near the junction of Victory Avenue. They say both vehicles were heading towards Peterborough.

Sgt Claire Marland, from the road policing unit, said: “We are keen to hear from anyone who was in the area around the time of the collision.

“If you believe you may have dashcam footage of either vehicle in the lead up to the collision, please do get in touch with us as this may help us paint a better picture of what happened.”

Anyone with information is asked to report online at www.cambs.police.uk or call 101 and quote reference CC-06082025-0161.

Anyone without internet access should call 101.