Truck driver killed on A1 as he changed tyre
A truck driver has died after being struck by a car as he changed a tyre on the hard shoulder of the A1.
A truck driver has died after being struck by a car as he changed a tyre on the hard shoulder of the A1.
It happened yesterday morning just before 8am on the southbound carriageway, close to the Sprotbrough Works exit between junctions 36 and 37.
A white coloured Citroen DS3 car is reported to have left the carriageway and collided with the driver of a heavy goods vehicle.
The HGV driver, who was aged 59 and from Darlington, died of his injures at the scene. The female driver of the Citroen and a male passenger both suffered whiplash injuries and were taken to hospital.
Police are keen to speak to any witnesses to the collision; in particular anyone who may have dashboard mounted cameras fitted to their vehicle, and were travelling between junctions 36 and 38 on the southbound carriageway of the A1, in the time prior to the incident.