Investigators appeal for information following A43 serious injury collision

It happened on the northbound carriageway

Author: Trevor ThomasPublished 20th Aug 2024

Police investigating a serious collision on the A43 at Kettering are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dash-cam footage to get in touch.

At around 1.35pm yesterday, Monday, August 19, the driver of a silver Volkswagen Touran was in collision with a white Scania HGV on the northbound A43 Stamford Road, between Rockingham Road and junction 7 of the A14.

The driver of the Touran, a man in his 30s, suffered life-threatening head injuries and remains at University Hospital Coventry today, August 20.

A child in the same vehicle suffered injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening and was also taken to hospital.

Detectives investigating the collision want to hear from anyone who saw the incident, or who has dash-cam footage.

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