Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Welcome back to live updates for Cambridgeshire on Wednesday, 4 January.

We're here until 18:00 with news, sport, weather and travel as it happens around the county.

Coming up this morning, we'll have the latest on the double-fatal crash that happened in Yaxley yesterday, which left two men dead.

There's also a full weather forecast on its way shortly.

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Police are searching for a driver who fled after an apparent hit-and-run crash in which two men died.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Thanks for joining us across the day.

We'll be back from 08:00 tomorrow.

Scroll back through the feed to read our updates on the collision in Yaxley this morning which left two people dead. The driver of the car which struck the pedestrians fled the scene on foot and is still missing.

We'll be back from 0800 tomorrow, but any breaking news from around the county will appear here. Have a good evening.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Just before we go, here's something to keep you entertained on "return to work day".

A sheep had to be rescued by the fire service after it fell into a river on March Road yesterday. 

Image source, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue

The sheep was spotted by a passing couple walking their dogs, who alerted the fire service.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue

Image source, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue

The rescue mission took just over two hours.

The fire service says the sheep was unhurt and returned to its flock.

Tom Horn
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

Changes to Stagecoach buses across Cambridgeshire, which will see some off-peak services cut, came into effect this morning.

Services on the number 26 between Cambridge and Royston drop to one every two hours from once an hour, as does the number of buses on the number nine service from Ely to Littleport.

Image source, Stagecoach

Stagecoach says the changes reflect the much lower number of people who use buses during the middle of the day.

Both the nine and 26 services will continue to run as usual during peak times. 

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

The hunt is continuing for a wild bird on the loose in south Cambridgeshire.

Police were alerted about to the sighting of a rhea, an ostrich-like flightless bird, in Thriplow on Christmas Day.

Image source, Ashley Bullard

Ashley Bullard said on Friday that it could be his pet, which escaped from his home in Norfolk back in August. However, he says that he's not yet got close enough to it to identify if it is indeed "Lawrence".

Unfortunately, all attempts to catch the bird so far have failed.

Image source, Ashley Bullard

Shepreth Wildlife Park said it was happy to help; however, it is currently on lockdown due to concerns over avian flu, so it can't take the bird even if it can be recaptured.

There have been several sightings of the bird, which can reach speeds of up to 40mph.

BBC Weather

It'll be slightly warmer than last night with cloudy skies, but on the whole a mainly dry night across the BBC East region, with some clear intervals. Temperatures staying above freezing at 2C (36F).

Wednesday will start cloudy with the risk of light rain or drizzle moving in from the north but drier and brighter later with sunny spells and a top temperature of 6C, 43F. 

BBC Weather has more local details. 

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Here's the latest update regarding the incident on the B1091 at Yaxley, near Peterborough, in which two people have died.

• 11:12: Police called by ambulance service to reports of a RTC (road traffic collision) involving a car and a pedestrian.
• 12:58: Police confirm two people have died after a collision, now thought to involve two pedestrians and a car.
• 13:37: New statement issued by police says incident was "initially recorded as an RTC; however we are not sure of what has happened at this time".
• 16:07: Cambridgeshire Police confirms a search is under way for a man who fled the scene after the car he was driving collided with the pedestrians.
• 16:21: New information from the force confirms that the driver of the car who fled the scene was "a man in his 40s" and was driving a BMW.

Orla Moore
BBC Local Live

I'm on the edge of the cordon on the B1091 in Yaxley were two pedestrians were killed earlier today.

There's a cold, bitter wind on the edge of the Fens here; a grey and dull scene.

There are two police vehicles parked on the entrance to the B1091 towards Farcet, at the north side of the village of Yaxley - protecting a live investigation a couple of hundred yards around a corner behind them.

The road in the distance is taped off and there is the hint of a hive of police activity.

It is a busy road: many cars and lorries have had to pull up and turn away in the time I've been here.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Here are some some pictures from the scene of a collision in which two men died.

The driver of a BMW which struck the pedestrians fled the scene and is still missing.

These photos were taken by Look East cameraman Steve Hubbard.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

We've just been told by police that the missing driver of a car that killed two men in Yaxley earlier today is a "man in his 40s".

They say that the car involved in the collision was a BMW.

No further details have been released.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Police have confirmed that the driver of the car, which struck two men in Yaxley - killing them both, fled the scene on foot and is still missing.

The incident happened around 11:00 today on the B1091 Broadway.

Police say that the helicopter assisted with the search but the driver has not yet been caught.

The air ambulance attended the scene but sadly two men died.

The road is currently closed in both directions.

A driver is on the run after two people died in a crash involving a car on a rural road.

Police have confirmed that the driver off a car that stuck and killed two pedestrians in Yaxley earlier today "fled on foot" and it "still outstanding".

More soon.

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Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Here's a video from the scene of the incident in Yaxley that has left two people dead.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

We're on the scene of an incident in Yaxley that has left two people dead.

Police say that the incident, involving two pedestrians and a car, happened at about 11:10.

We're still awaiting further details from the emergency services.

After what has been a very frosty and icy start to the day, it will remain dry with scattered or broken cloud.

Some sunny periods are likely. Feeling cool in the westerly breeze.

Highs of 6C (43F).

It appears Longthorpe has caught the eye of a couple of our BBC Weather Watchers this morning.

Both of these great pictures were captured in the village.

Peterborough United sign defender Dominic Ball on loan from Rotherham until the end of the season.

Adam Jinkerson
BBC Local Live

Here's what we know so far about the ongoing incident on the B1091 at Yaxley, near Peterborough, in which two people have died:

• 11:12: Police called by ambulance service to reports of a RTC (road traffic collision) involving a car and a pedestrian.
• 12:58: Police confirm two people have died after a collision, now thought to involve two pedestrians and a car.
• 13:37: New statement issued by police says incident was "initially recorded as an RTC; however we are not sure of what has happened at this time".