'Amazing' escape after car crushed by lorry on A1

The incident happened on the A1(M) southbound near Catterick, the fire service said

The driver of a car which was dragged 100 metres along the central barrier of the A1(M) by a lorry "amazingly" escaped with only minor injuries, firefighters have said.

The car ended up wedged in mid-air between the HGV and the barrier following the crash, which happened on the southbound carriageway of the motorway near Catterick, North Yorkshire, at about 09:15 BST on Monday.

In a Facebook post, Richmond Fire Station, which sent a crew to the scene, said: "Amazingly minor injuries but could have been so much worse."

The post said the car had been dragged 100m (328ft) along the barrier after the collision.

The fire service said that traffic was moving again by the late morning but warned "closures maybe required later" to allow the vehicles to be recovered.

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