A1(M): Man in 80s dies after crash near Letchworth

Police were called at around 11.43am to a report of the crash involving one vehicle - a red Mazda - close to the entrance of Junction 9, near Letchworth, on the northbound carriageway. Three ambulances, an ambulance officer vehicle, the Hazardous Area Response Team and the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance were sent to the scene. A woman was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

A Herts police spokesperson added: "Colleagues from the Fire and Rescue Service also attended and the carriageway was closed in both directions between Junction 8 for Stevenage North and Junction 9 for Letchworth Garden City, it has since reopened."