Late night crash leaves person seriously hurt

The A5 near Hockliffe in Bedfordshire was closed for hours following a serious crash

Two men have been arrested after a crash in Bedfordshire involving two cars left a person in a life-threatening condition.

Officers and paramedics were called at just after 23:00 GMT on Thursday to Watling Street on the A5 near the junction with Eastern Way near Hockliffe.

Police closed the road and three patients, including one who was seriously hurt, were taken to Luton and Dunstable Hospital.

The men were arrested at the scene before the road was reopened at about 07:00.

One man was arrested on suspicion of drug driving and causing serious injury by careless driving and the other on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Both remained in police custody.

Det Sgt Shona Birkby described the crash as "incredibly serious".

"We are keen to identify the driver of an HGV van which is believed to have been travelling along the A5 at the time of the incident and may have witnessed the collision, as well as a number of witnesses who left the scene prior to police arrival," she added.

Anyone with information was urged to contact the police.