Cambridgeshire Guided Busway

===Injuries and deaths===

===Injuries and deaths===

Three people have been killed since the busway opened in 2011. A pedestrian was struck and killed as she tried to cross the busway in the dark near to the Fen Drayton Lakes stop on 17 November 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-34854616|title=Cambridgeshire guided busway: Woman, 81, killed in accident|work=BBC News|date=18 November 2015|accessdate=2 February 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/guided-busway-was-darker-than-hell-when-cambridgeshire-pensioner-was-hit-by-bus-inquest-hears/story-29558569-detail/story.html | title=Guided busway was 'darker than hell' when Cambridgeshire pensioner was hit by bus, inquest hears | work=Cambridge News | date=28 July 2016 | access-date=21 October 2016}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}} An inquest into the incident concluded in July 2019, recommending the installation of lighting at the stop.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-49128811|work=[[BBC News]]|title= Cambridgeshire busway death inquest: 'Lighting needed at stop'|date=29 July 2019|access-date=23 December 2020}} About {{convert|1|km|mi|order=flip|frac=3}} south of Cambridge railway station, a tourist was hit by the wing mirror of a passing bus on 11 June 2018 and was taken to hospital with injuries to his leg and shoulders.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/tourist-struck-by-bus-wing-mirror-on-guided-busway-in-cambridge-9051082/|title=Tourist struck by bus wing mirror on guided busway in Cambridge|work=Cambridge Independent|access-date=2 December 2018|language=en-GB}} After this incident, the speed limit in the southern section of the busway was reduced to 30 mph.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Grace |date=13 October 2022 |title=30mph guided busway speed limit 'will drive people back to cars' |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/it-drive-people-back-cars-25244160 |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=CambridgeshireLive |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=26 November 2021 |title=Guided busway: Speed reduced to 15mph on Cambridge section to 'reduce chances of serious injury' |url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/guided-busway-speed-reduced-to-15mph-on-cambridge-section-t-9227934/ |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=Cambridge Independent |language=en}} High bus speeds and crowding around the Cambridge Assessment area had been reported, by local councillors, before this incident.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/guided-busway-trumpington-cycling-accident-14771027|title=Warnings about the guided busway were made before crash|last=Care|first=Adam|date=11 June 2018|work=cambridgenews|access-date=2 December 2018}}

Three people have been killed since the busway opened in 2011. A pedestrian was struck and killed as she tried to cross the busway in the dark near to the Fen Drayton Lakes stop on 17 November 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-34854616|title=Cambridgeshire guided busway: Woman, 81, killed in accident|work=BBC News|date=18 November 2015|accessdate=2 February 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/guided-busway-was-darker-than-hell-when-cambridgeshire-pensioner-was-hit-by-bus-inquest-hears/story-29558569-detail/story.html | title=Guided busway was 'darker than hell' when Cambridgeshire pensioner was hit by bus, inquest hears | work=Cambridge News | date=28 July 2016 | access-date=21 October 2016}}{{dead link|date=November 2016}} An inquest into the incident concluded in July 2019, recommending the installation of lighting at the stop.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-49128811|work=[[BBC News]]|title= Cambridgeshire busway death inquest: 'Lighting needed at stop'|date=29 July 2019|access-date=23 December 2020}} About {{convert|1|km|mi|order=flip|frac=3}} south of Cambridge railway station, a tourist was hit by the wing mirror of a passing bus on 11 June 2018 and was taken to hospital with injuries to his leg and shoulders.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/tourist-struck-by-bus-wing-mirror-on-guided-busway-in-cambridge-9051082/|title=Tourist struck by bus wing mirror on guided busway in Cambridge|work=Cambridge Independent|access-date=2 December 2018|language=en-GB}} After this incident, the speed limit in the southern section of the busway was reduced to {{convert|30|mph}}.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Grace |date=13 October 2022 |title=30mph guided busway speed limit 'will drive people back to cars' |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/it-drive-people-back-cars-25244160 |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=CambridgeshireLive |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=26 November 2021 |title=Guided busway: Speed reduced to 15mph on Cambridge section to 'reduce chances of serious injury' |url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/guided-busway-speed-reduced-to-15mph-on-cambridge-section-t-9227934/ |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=Cambridge Independent |language=en}} High bus speeds and crowding around the Cambridge Assessment area had been reported, by local councillors, before this incident.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/guided-busway-trumpington-cycling-accident-14771027|title=Warnings about the guided busway were made before crash|last=Care|first=Adam|date=11 June 2018|work=cambridgenews|access-date=2 December 2018}}

On 13 September 2018, just a few metres from where the tourist was hit, a cyclist was struck and killed by a bus on the busway.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-45514309|title=Cyclist dies after hit by bus on Cambridge guided busway|newspaper=BBC News|date=13 September 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/cyclist-killed-guided-busway-cambridge-15149733|title=Cyclist killed after collision with bus on Cambridge Guided Busway|newspaper=CambridgeshireLive|date=13 September 2018}} On 26 October 2021, a woman was struck and killed near the crossing with Long Road.{{cite news|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/woman-killed-guided-busway-cambridge-21986220|title=Cambridge pedestrian dies after being knocked down on guided busway|newspaper=CambridgeshireLive|date=26 October 2021}} In May 2023, it was announced that Cambridgeshire County Council is to be prosecuted for the three deaths by the [[Health and Safety Executive]].{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-65575645|title=Cambridgeshire council criminally prosecuted over busway deaths|work=BBC News|date=13 May 2023|accessdate=17 May 2023}}

On 13 September 2018, just a few metres from where the tourist was hit, a cyclist was struck and killed by a bus on the busway.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-45514309|title=Cyclist dies after hit by bus on Cambridge guided busway|newspaper=BBC News|date=13 September 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/cyclist-killed-guided-busway-cambridge-15149733|title=Cyclist killed after collision with bus on Cambridge Guided Busway|newspaper=CambridgeshireLive|date=13 September 2018}} On 26 October 2021, a woman was struck and killed near the crossing with Long Road.{{cite news|url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/woman-killed-guided-busway-cambridge-21986220|title=Cambridge pedestrian dies after being knocked down on guided busway|newspaper=CambridgeshireLive|date=26 October 2021}} In May 2023, it was announced that Cambridgeshire County Council is to be prosecuted for the three deaths by the [[Health and Safety Executive]].{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-65575645|title=Cambridgeshire council criminally prosecuted over busway deaths|work=BBC News|date=13 May 2023|accessdate=17 May 2023}}