A1 closed after HGV driver dies in crash

A lorry driver has died after a crash occurred on the A1.

Cambridgeshire Police said the incident happened at about 14:40 GMT at Water Newton, near Peterborough.

The force believed the HGV driver, a man in his 40s, lost control of the vehicle which crashed into the barriers and then swerved into a field.

The A1 was expected to remain closed southbound for at least a few hours.