Appeal after A47 crash between Thorney and Thorney Toll

Emergency services were called to the A47, between Thorney and Thorney Toll <i>(Image: Cambridgeshire Police)</i>
Emergency services were called to the A47, between Thorney and Thorney Toll (Image: Cambridgeshire Police)
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Police have launched an appeal after a woman was seriously injured in a crash on the A47 on Tuesday (October 28).

Emergency services were called to the A47, between Thorney and Thorney Toll, at 10.55am after a white Volkswagen LT Flatbed van and an orange motorbike collided.

A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service confirmed an ambulance, ambulance officer vehicle and the Magpas Air Ambulance were called to the scene.

The motorcyclist, a 44-year-old woman, from Helpston, near Peterborough, was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge, with serious injuries.

A 50-year-old man, from Peterborough, was arrested on suspicion of driving with excess alcohol, driving with excess drugs and causing serious injury by careless driving.

He has been bailed until January 22, 2026. 

Sergeant Jake Howard said: "There was lots of traffic in the area at the time, so I am appealing to anyone who saw what happened or has dashcam footage of the collision or the moments leading up to it to get in touch with us."

Anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage should use reference incident 147 of 28 October and report it through the force website.

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