Crash involving car and lorry on A43 in Northamptonshire brought dual carriageway to standstill

A crash between a car and a lorry brought the A43 in Northamptonshire to a standstill on Monday morning.

Emergency services were called to the southbound carriageway of the A43 between Northampton and Towcester near the Blisworth turn after the a collision involving a lorry and a car.

A crash involving a lorry on the A43 is causing severe delaysplaceholder image
A crash involving a lorry on the A43 is causing severe delays

Eye witnesses told the Chron that the lorry was across the carriageway, completely blocking the road and causing long tailbacks. Northants Police said: “We received a report of a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the southbound carriageway of the A43, at the Blisworth turn.

“The collision was reported shortly after 6.30am today (Monday, September 7) and involved the drivers of a lorry and a car.

“Fortunately, this doesn’t appear to be any serious injuries.”

National Highways has since confirmed that the scene is now clear and all lane have reopened with traffic returning to normal.

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