Cyclist seriously injured in crash with bus and car

29 July 2025

News image — The collision involved a Mini Cooper car and the number 21 First Bus close to the junction of Watton Road and Earlham Road

BBC A blue rectangular sign saying police accident in white letters. It is placed on a road. Behind it is the side of a blue, yellow and white police car. — The collision involved a Mini Cooper car and the number 21 First Bus close to the junction of Watton Road and Earlham Road

A cyclist has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash involving a bus and a car.

Emergency services were called to the B1108 Old Watton Road, Colney, near Norwich, at just after 17:40 BST.

The collision involved a Mini Cooper and the number 21 First Bus and the male cyclist was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for treatment.

Norfolk Police is appealing for witness and particularly want to hear from any of the bus passengers. The road was closed after the crash but has since reopened.

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