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Boy, 13, is seriously injured in busway accident

News imageAlex Harris/BBC The guided busway between Cambridge and Histon with four green buses which have all stopped. Emergency service personnel in high-vis yellow jackets are on the scene. The footpath to the busway's right is closed. There are trees on both sides and the sky is pink and yellow at sunset.Alex Harris/BBC
The emergency services at the scene of the crash, which took place at about 15:45 GMT on Tuesday

A 13-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a bus.

It happened at 15:45 GMT on Tuesday on the guided busway north of King's Hedges Road in Orchard Park, between Cambridge and Histon.

A single-decker bus was travelling towards Cambridge when it hit the boy.

A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said: "The pedestrian, a 13-year-old boy, was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital suffering from serious injuries."

News imageAnt Saddington/BBC A blue police "road closed" sign on the guided busway between Histon and Cambridge. Behind it is blue and white police tape, and on the left is an orange and white road cone. In the distance is a blue flashing light.Ant Saddington/BBC
Stagecoach East said its first thoughts were for the boy

The route runs between St Ives and Cambridge and has a dedicated track for buses next to a pavement and cycleway.

Stagecoach East said it would carry out an investigation into the cause of the incident, and Cambridgeshire County Council said an investigation had begun.

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