Woman and baby girl's lucky escape after van crashes on main road through Northamptonshire

A woman and a baby girl had a lucky escape after a van overturned following a collision with an HGV on the A43 through Northamptonshire this morning (Monday May 18).

Police blocked off part of the road towards Towcester after the crash at around 10.40am at a roundabout at the north end of Brackley bypass, close to the BP garage.

A spokesman for Northamptonshire Police said: "Two people – a woman and a baby girl – were given precautionary medical attention from paramedics at the roadside.

"Thankfully there were no major injuries or offences recorded and the road is now clear."

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