Cambridgeshire County Council are set to be taken to court over three deaths on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway.

A spokesperson for the County Council confirmed that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has served the Council with prosecution summonses and a court hearing has been set.

Jennifer Taylor, 81, died after she was hit by a bus when crossing the Guided Busway in the dark in 2015.

An inquest into the incident recommended that lighting was installed at the Fen Drayton Lakes stop, where Jennifer was killed.

Steven Moir, 50, was killed on the Guided Busway when he was out cycling in 2018 in Cambridge. He was struck head-on by a bus and died.

Kathleen Pits, 52, was killed near the crossing with Long Road in 2021 after she was hit by a bus.

The court summons means that Cambridgeshire County Council will now need to prepare for its first hearing date.

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In a statement, a spokesperson for the Council said: "We continue to extend our sincerest condolences to the families and friends of Jennifer Taylor, Steven Moir and Kathleen Pitts.

"Safety on the busway is and remains a priority for the County Council and the operators that use the busway.

"Since its opening in 2011, the Guided Busway has seen 33 million passenger journeys, the number of bus services has more than doubled, and during that time the council has worked with experts and made regular safety enhancements."

"We will now consider the evidence presented against us, the offences listed in the summonses and prepare for the first hearing date.

"For legal reasons it would not be appropriate to comment further in light of the decision taken by the HSE."

HSE informed Cambridgeshire County Council that they intended to start legal proceedings against them in May 2023.