Police investigating people who may have filmed multi-lorry crash on A14

Police are investigating[1] people who may have filmed a crash involving multiple lorries on the Cambridgeshire[2] border. The A14[3] westbound between Thrapston and Burton Latimer was closed for over 20 hours[4] yesterday (Monday, September 15). This was after three lorries crashed along the road.

The road was closed just after 8am on Monday and reopened just after 5am today (Tuesday, September 16) as emergency repairs took place. Northamptonshire Police has made no arrests, but they are looking into "potential offences" committed by people who may have filmed the scene of the incident. A police spokesperson said: "No arrests were made but we will be looking into potential offences committed by people filming the scene as they drove by." Other emergency services, including Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue and East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) were called to the crash.

Firefighters had to cut someone from one of the vehicles. A fire spokesperson said: "Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to a road traffic collision involving three lorries between junctions 10 and 11 on the A14 westbound at 8:10 [on Monday]. "Two crews from Kettering and Burton Latimer worked to free one person who was trapped in one of the vehicles, who was then left in the hands of EMAS."

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  4. ^ Thrapston and Burton Latimer was closed for over 20 hours (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
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