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The driver of a guided bus slammed into a wall after he veered off the tracks to avoid oncoming cyclists today (June 21) in Cambridge city centre, according to paramedics and the company which runs the service.

Shattered glass from the bus left the driver with minor cuts and grazes. Another person who tried to help was also cut but had minor injuries, officials said.

The guided bus headed toward Addenbrooke’s, appeared to come off the tracks around 3.48pm and crossed another set before it slammed into a wall near Hills Road, paramedic manager Chris Murkin said.

Mr Murkin said: “The bus appears to have gone out of control to avoid cyclists. It came out of these tracks and crossed the others and came to rest against the wall.”

The crash, involving bus WG105 operated by Whippet Coaches, happened about half a mile from Cambridge Station.

“There was a very friendly passerby who stopped to help and got cut on her foot,” Mr Murkin added.

No one was taken to hospital.

Whippet Coaches tweeted: “We believe our driver swerved to avoid two cyclists - putting their safety above his own - very proud of him.”

A family member of the driver said he is "very shaken with cuts and bruises".

The crash temporarily stopped bus services from the area through Addenbrooke’s.

It is the third time a bus has crashed on the busway.

There were two other guided bus crashes in February and July of last year.