Arrest after fatal crash on dual carriageway

The eastbound carriageway was closed after the fatal collision on the A14

A lorry driver has been arrested after a fatal crash on the A14 in Cambridgeshire.

Emergency services were called to a collision in Horningsea involving multiple vehicles on the eastbound carriageway at about 21:25 BST on Tuesday.

"One person in a car has sustained fatal injuries. Three other people in the same car suffered serious injuries," a police spokesperson said.

A 38-year-old lorry driver from Cambridge was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

The road was closed eastbound between junctions 34 and 35 and was expected to remain shut into Wednesday evening.

A spokesperson from National Highways said: "Cambridgeshire Police remain on scene conducting a full collision investigation."

Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision, or anyone who saw the vehicles in the moments leading up to the incident.