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Stephen Topping

Man, 29, hit by lorry and killed after getting out of his car following crash

A man who was tragically hit by a lorry in the aftermath of a crash on the A1 has been named as a 29-year-old from Bolton.

Police say Nathan Thomas Morris, from Farnworth, was 'struck and killed by a lorry' after getting out of his own vehicle on the major road through Cambridgeshire.

Emergency services raced out to the A1, near Sawtry, at around 7am on Monday (January 17) following reports of a serious crash.

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Cambridgeshire Police says Mr Morris had got out of his Ford Fiesta on the northbound carriageway after it had hit the central reservation.

The force says Mr Morris, of Plodder Lane, was then hit by a lorry on the road.

Another driver suffered minor injuries in what police describe as a 'linked collision' between a BMW 1 Series and a Nissan Leaf.

Cambridgeshire Police is now urging anyone with information in connection with the collision to come forward.

A spokesperson for the force said: "A man who died following a collision on the A1 near Sawtry has been named by police.

"Nathan Thomas Morris, 29, of Plodder Lane, Farnworth, Bolton, was struck and killed by a lorry after getting out of his Ford Fiesta, which had collided with the central reservation of the northbound carriageway at just before 7am on Monday (January 17).

"A linked collision between a BMW 1 Series and a Nissan Leaf resulted in the BMW driver suffering minor injuries.

"Police are appealing for witnesses, dashcam footage or anyone who saw the vehicles in the moments leading up to the collision to get in touch."

Police closed the A1 near to the scene until around 3pm on Monday, Cambridgeshire Live reported.

Officers confirmed the death on Monday afternoon while accident investigation works took place.

Enquiries are ongoing.

Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact Cambridgeshire Police online using web chat or online forms, quoting incident 77 of January 17, or by calling 101.

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