Van driver seriously injured in A-road collision

A CCTV camera still showing the A14. There is queuing traffic on one side and the other side of the road is empty.Image source, National Highways
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A man in his 20s was taken to University Hospital Coventry with serious injuries following the collision, said police

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A van driver was seriously injured in a collision which closed a busy A-road.

The emergency services were called to the A14's eastbound carriageway, between the junction for the M1 and junction one near Welford, at about 09:00 BST on Wednesday.

The crash involved a Mercedes Sprinter van and a Scania HGV.

Northamptonshire Police said the van driver, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The A14 eastbound was reopened at about 16:30.

Officers appealed for anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch.

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