Serious crash closes A38 for hours

Part of the A38 was shut for 11 hours, after a crash involving a car and lorry that left a motorist with life-threatening injuries.

The collision happened in Burton-upon-Trent, near the Staffordshire/Derbyshire border, on the A38 southbound slip road towards the A5121 at about 01:35 BST.

An Audi driver in his 20s, who had serious head injuries, was taken to Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham.

Two people from the lorry, including one who was conveyed to Royal Derby Hospital, had injuries not believed to be serious, the ambulance service said.