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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Gemma Toulson

Lucky escape as no injuries reported after this crash which closed the A1 for more than 11 hours

No injuries were reported after a crash closed part of the A1 in Nottinghamshire for more than 12 hours.

Police were called just before 2am on Tuesday, September 8, to a report of an incident involving a lorry.

The road was expected to be closed until around 2pm.

A spokesman for the police said: "The A1 is closed northbound at the junction with the A57 following a collision.

"Officers from Nottinghamshire Police were called just before 2am today (8 September) to a report of a collision involving one lorry which left the carriageway and caught fire.

"No one was injured in the incident but the northbound carriageway remains closed while the vehicle is recovered."

A spokesman for Highways England said: "Recovery of the vehicle and load is commencing after the vehicle has cooled enough for safety. This is expected to take until around 1400 when we should be able to open the A1."

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