What Happened
Three people were taken to hospital after a collision between a car and a van on the A142 Fordham Road in Fordham on Monday, July 13, 2026, according to Cambridgeshire Live.
Suffolk Police were called to the scene at approximately 2:52 p.m. The crash took place near the Turners Logistics depot on Fordham Road, a major A-road in the area. Emergency services, including an air ambulance, responded to the incident, per the Cambridgeshire Live report.
A Suffolk Police spokesperson confirmed that despite the air ambulance being dispatched to the scene, all three injured individuals were transported to hospital by land ambulance. As of the time of reporting, the extent of the injuries sustained by those involved has not yet been publicly disclosed by authorities.
The road was temporarily closed while emergency services worked at the scene. The A142 Fordham Road has since reopened to traffic, according to Cambridgeshire Live, which first reported the incident at 5:21 p.m. and updated the story at 5:26 p.m. on the day of the crash.
No names, ages, or hometowns of those involved in the collision have been released. No information regarding the cause of the crash, vehicle speeds, or direction of travel has been provided by Suffolk Police at this stage.
Location & Road Context
The A142 Fordham Road is a significant arterial route running through Fordham, a village in Cambridgeshire near the border with Suffolk. The stretch near the Turners Logistics depot is a commercially active corridor, with freight and delivery vehicle traffic common in the area given the proximity of the logistics facility — a factor that may be relevant as investigators examine the circumstances of the car-and-van collision.
Broader Impact
The deployment of an air ambulance to a collision involving only two civilian vehicles underscores the initial assessment of severity at the scene. That all three patients were ultimately transported by land ambulance may indicate that ground crews were able to stabilize conditions on arrival, though the full picture of the victims’ injuries remains unconfirmed pending further releases from Suffolk Police.