Two people die in crash on major road

Two people died following a crash that closed a road for more than 16 hours, police said.

The incident happened on the A43 in Northamptonshire between the Holcot/Sywell Roundabout, and the Walgrave/Hannington junction, on Monday at about 15:40 BST.

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called after a white Citroen Belingo van and a white Scania goods vehicle travelling in opposite directions crashed.

Northamptonshire Police, external^[1] confirmed the driver of the Citroen, a man in his 40s, and his passenger, a man in his 30s, died at the scene.

References

1. ^{^} Northamptonshire Police, external (www.northants.police.uk)