Two die following accident between Kentford and Newmarket

Two people have died following a road traffic collision near Newmarket.

The accident occurred at about 7.30pm on Tuesday, December 19, on the B1506 Bury Road between Kentford and Newmarket.

It involved two vehicles, a marked transport ambulance, that was carrying two people and a driver, whilst the car, a blue Volkswagen Golf, just had a driver.

A passenger in the ambulance and the driver of the Golf both died, police revealed today, Tuesday, January 16.

Two people in the ambulance, the female driver and a male passenger, initially sustained serious injuries and were taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge, for treatment.

The second passenger, a woman, sustained minor injuries. The driver of the second vehicle, a woman in the Golf, also sustained serious injuries.

Subject to confirmation at formal inquest proceedings, the driver of the Golf, who died has been identified as 70-year-old Jane Blampied, of Bury St Edmunds, while the male passenger in the ambulance who also died, subject to confirmation at formal inquest proceedings, has been identified as 93-year-old Anthony Dawbarn, of Newmarket.

The driver of the ambulance is now out of hospital.

Officers would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who may have any relevant dashcam footage.

Anyone with any information is asked to get in touch via the following channels quoting reference SC-19122023-302