Four injured in five-vehicle collision on city road

Parkway with cars on either side of a metal divider and trees bordering the end of the roads on each side and blue skies Image source, Google
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There were delays on the Frank Perkins Parkway following the incident

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Four people were injured in a five-vehicle collision that destroyed a lamppost on a city road during rush hour, police confirmed.

Cambridgeshire Police, Fire and Rescue services and ambulances raced to the Stanground turning on the Frank Perkins Parkway in Peterborough at 09:00 BST on Thursday.

Firefighters said they helped four casualties from their vehicles.

Police confirmed a Highways team removed a lamppost that was partially blocking the road.

Officers also said the collision caused long delays to morning rush hour traffic. The road was re-opened at 12:15.

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