A14 crash sees person hurt as lorry overturns after crash with car

Firefighters rescued an injured person on Saturday (July 13), after a crash between a car and a lorry on the A14[1] near Huntingdon[2]. Three fire crews attended the incident, which took place on the A14 westbound between junctions 16 and 17 at 1.30am. A Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue[3] spokesperson said: "The collision occurred at around 1.30am on Saturday.

Crews from Huntingdon[4] and St Neots[5], along with a crew from Thrapston in Northamptonshire, attended the incident. "This was on the A14[6] westbound between junctions 17 and 16. Firefighters arrived to find a collision involving a lorry and a car, with the lorry on its side.

A casualty was rescued and left in the care of ambulance[7] crews. The crews returned to their stations by around 3am."

The A14[10] was closed westbound between Ellington and Catworth[11] overnight on Saturday for the lorry to be recovered.

A National Highways[12] spokesperson reported at 10pm: "A14 in Cambridgeshire[13] is closed westbound between J20 Ellington and J16 Catworth for specialist recovery following an earlier collision." In a statement at approximately 4am on Sunday (July 14), a spokesperson for National Highways said: "The A14 in Cambridgeshire[14] has re-opened westbound between J20 Ellington and J16 Catworth following completion of specialist recovery from an earlier collision. Thank you for your patience.

Please have a safe onward journey."

References

1. ^ A14 (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
2. ^ Huntingdon (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
3. ^ Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
4. ^ Huntingdon (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
5. ^ St Neots (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
6. ^ A14 (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
7. ^ ambulance (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
8. ^ A14 shuts between Ellington and Catworth for six hours overnight after huge crash (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
9. ^ M11 'medical emergency' sees ambulance rush man to Royal Papworth Hospital (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
10. ^ A14 (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
11. ^ closed westbound between Ellington and Catworth (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
12. ^ National Highways (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
13. ^ Cambridgeshire (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
14. ^ Cambridgeshire (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)