Driver's injuries 'not life-threatening' following A45 crash this morning

The carriageway is now open as of 11.15am

But Northamptonshire Police have said the man, aged 29, is not is a life-threatening condition.

The news will come as a relief to many who drove past the scene from 6.10am this morning. The white van appeared severely damaged by the impact with the lorry. No other injuries have been reported.

The carriageway had been closed near the scene of the collision - between Great Doddigton and Wilby Way - and at Queen Eleanor interchange in Northampton.

It allowed the air ambulance helicopter to land and firefighters to work on the van.

The van driver was airlifted to University Hospital Coventry with serious injuries.

A police spokesman confirmed there had also been a fuel spillage on the carriageway.

The official diversion therefore came into effect, taking drivers onto the A428.

The A45 was officially reopened at about 11.15am.

Witnesses to the collision, or anyone with information, should contact the Northamptonshire Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 101 or call the Drive Watch Hotline on 0800 174615, quoting incident number 44 of 20/2/19.