A180 crash leaves driver fighting for life after two lorries collide
A driver suffered "life-threatening" injuries after two lorries crashed on the A180, police said today.
Emergency services were called to the crash[1] on a stretch of road between Barnetby Top and Immingham yesterday evening (Thursday). It is believed that a lorry broke down in a live lane and was then hit by a second lorry.
The driver of the stationary lorry was taken to hospital with "serious injuries which are thought to be life threatening at this time". Police said the driver of the second lorry was also taken to hospital, though it is thought that his injuries are not serious.
The collision happened on the eastbound carriageway at around 4.50pm. The road was closed until 9am this morning (Friday).
Some motorists[3] caught up in the road closure queued for hours. Witnesses reported seeing as many as "seven fire engines, six police cars and four ambulances". It is believed that the air ambulance was also called.
A image posted by the National Highways agency showing one of the lorries involved in the crash on the A180. (Image: National Highways)
In a statement this morning, Humberside Police[4] said: "Officers are appealing for witnesses following a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the A180[5] yesterday. It is reported at around 4.50pm that an articulated lorry was travelling eastbound along the A180 between Barnetby Top and Immingham, A1173 when it collided with a stationary articulated lorry, which is thought to have broken down in a live lane.
"Emergency services attended and the driver of the broken-down lorry was taken to hospital to be treated for serious injuries, which are thought to be life threatening at this time. The driver of the second lorry was also taken to hospital to be treated for injuries, which are not thought to be serious at this time.
"The road was closed to allow emergency services to work safely and was reopened shortly before 9am this morning. We would appeal to anyone who was in the area around the time of the collision, or anyone who has CCTV or dashcam footage that may assist with our enquires, to please contact us on our non-emergency number 101, quoting log 345 of July 20."
References
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- ^ Humberside Police (www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk)
- ^ A180 (www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk)