Girl seriously injured in head-on collision

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Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident

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A six-year-old girl has been seriously injured in a head-on collision between a car and a van.

The crash, between a white Peugeot 108 and a white Citroen Dispatch van, happened on Upwood Road in Bury, near Huntingdon, at about 08:45 GMT on Tuesday.

The girl was a front-seat passenger in the Peugeot and was taken to Hinchingbrooke Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: "No arrests have been made but an investigation has been launched and officers are appealing for witnesses."

The driver of the Peugeot, a woman in her 30s, was taken to the same hospital as a precaution with slight injuries.

The Citroen driver, a man in his 50s, suffered slight injuries but did not need to go to hospital.

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