Man dies after lorry crashed off the A1 in Leicestershire into a ditch

Police have asked any witnesses to come forward as part of their investigation

08:57, 02 May 2026Updated 08:58, 02 May 2026

A stretch of the A1 in Rutland (Image: Google Street View)

A man in his 50s has died after a lorry crashed off the A1 in Leicestershire.

Leicestershire Police[1] are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened near the Rutland village of Tickencote, just east of Rutland Water[2], at about 11.15am on Friday (May 1).

The force believes no other vehicles were involved in the crash[3], in which a lorry swerved off the road and into a ditch.

Emergency services attended and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

In an appeal for information, a spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: "A driver has died after a road traffic collision on the A1 near to Great Casterton.

"Police received a call at 11.18am following a report that an HGV, which was travelling on the southbound carriageway, had left the road and came to rest in a ditch.

"The driver of the vehicle, believed to be a man in his 50s, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

"No other vehicles are reported to be involved.

"Anyone who may have seen the collision - or the moments leading up to it - are asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident 234 of May 1."

Following the crash, the northbound carriageway of the A1 was closed for a while and the southbound side remained shut into the evening.

The road has since reopened in both directions.

References

1. ^ Leicestershire Police (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
2. ^ Rutland Water (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)
3. ^ involved in the crash (www.leicestermercury.co.uk)