Man dies in single-vehicle crash on the A1

View of the A1, showing police vehicles and a line of cones guiding traffic on to a slip road
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The air ambulance was called to the crash on the A1

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A 50-year-old man has died in a crash on the A1 in Nottinghamshire.

Emergency services were called to the southbound carriageway in Fernwood, near Newark, at about 14:00 BST on Saturday.

Nottinghamshire Police said officers arrived at the scene but the driver of the Volkswagen Tiguan died a short time later.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Det Con Liah Lane said: "The man's family is being supported by specialist officers following this tragic incident.

"We'd still like to hear from anyone with any relevant dashcam footage of the incident who has not yet spoken to an officer, or anyone who may have witnessed the collision."

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