Bugatti sports car driver dies in A6 crash with ambulance

The accident happened on a stretch of the A6 in Bedfordshire on Saturday evening

The driver of a Bugatti sports car has died after it crashed with an ambulance that was responding to an emergency.

It happened on the northbound carriageway of the A6, between Barton-le-Clay and Clophill, in Bedfordshire, at about 18:30 BST on Saturday.

The ambulance was on blue lights at the time of the crash, police said.

The driver of the classic Bugatti, a man in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident, Bedfordshire Police said.

An air ambulance and Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service were also called to the scene.

Sgt Tim Davies, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire road policing unit, said: "I would urge anyone to contact us as soon as possible if you witnessed the collision or were driving along the A6 at that time and saw the incident, especially if you have a dash cam fitted to your vehicle."