UPDATE: Teenage boy seriously hurt and man arrested after crash that closed A1 in Peterborough
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving following a crash that left a teenage boy seriously injured and closed the A1 in Peterborough on Thursday evening (September 17).
The collision, involved three vehicles and a pedestrian, happened at around 6pm near Thornhaugh.
Cambridgeshire Police said that it is believed a Yaris had been involved in a minor collision with another vehicle in the moments leading up to the incident.
A 16-year-old had got out of the Yaris to speak to the other driver, when a lorry collided with the stationary Toyota.
The teenager was seriously injured in the collision, and remains at Peterborough City Hospital.
Police are now appealing for witnesses – especially those with dashcam footage – to come forward in a bid to piece together what happened in the incident.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “Officers and paramedics were called at about 6.30pm on Thursday to the southbound carriageway of the A1, at Thornhaugh, near Peterborough.
“A white DAF lorry was involved in the collision with a stationary black Toyota Yaris.
“A 16-year-old boy, from Peterborough, who had got out of the Yaris suffered serious injuries and was taken to Peterborough City Hospital.
“The HGV driver, a 54-year-old man from Wigan, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving.”
Anyone with who saw what happened or has video footage should use reference 35/72248/26 and report it through the Cambridgeshire Police website, or call 101 if you don’t have internet access.