Drug drive arrest after ‘nasty collision between an HGV and a car’ on …
A man has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving and causing serious injury by dangerous road after a crash on the A47 between Guyhirn and Peterborough. Sergeant Jamie Cooper, from the road policing unit, said: “This was a nasty collision between an HGV and a car.
“I am appealing specifically to anyone who may have seen the collision but then left the scene prior to officers arriving as they could be significant witnesses.”
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The crash at about 2pm yesterday (3 January) involved a white Scania lorry travelling westbound and a black Mercedes GL320 going in the opposite direction and happened at Guyhirn.
The driver of the Mercedes, a man aged in his 30s from Birmingham, suffered minor injuries, while a passenger, a man also from Birmingham, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, in Cambridge.
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The lorry driver was uninjured.
A man, aged 56, from the Glasgow area of Scotland, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and possession of cannabis, a class B drug.
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Anyone who saw what happened or has dashcam footage of the collision should report it[2] through the force website using reference CC-03012024-0224.
Anyone without internet access should call 101.
References
- ^ Heartbreak to hope in 24 hours after £1,500 Cottenham school theft (www.cambsnews.co.uk)
- ^ report it (track.vuelio.uk.com)