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Watch: Police officer killed by HGV as she helped motorists in crash

Drivers are urged to avoid the M1.

M1 closed in Northamptonshire during morning rush hour due to overturned lorry

Shocking footage shows HGV driver caught eating yoghurt at the wheel

Shocking footage shows HGV driver caught eating yoghurt at the wheel

Phillip Ventress.

Family pay tribute to 'totally selfless' father who died following collision

Joe Cairns, 14, was killed when HGV driver James Majury, from Chorley, ploughed into a school minibus on the M58

My son, 14, was killed by a selfish HGV driver checking Facebook

Video shows driver trimming beard on motorway with no hands on wheel

The collision happened on the A5 between Crick and Barby.

Man in his 60 dies at the scene of fatal collision on A5 in Northamptonshire

Aldi is looking for new apprentices across Northamptonshire.

Aldi looking for range of apprentices including some who could earn £14 an hour

Luke Wagner, 26, was driving his HGV when he saw a silver car skid off an icy road near March,. Cambridgeshire, and plunge down a bank into a river. He help pull the man free Picture: SWNS

HGV dashcam records moment lorry driver rescues motorist

Lorry driver has miracle escape after shocking M6 crash near Birmingham captured on CCTV

Watch: Lorry driver cheats death on M6 near Birmingham as tyre blows

A 999 call was made shortly after 12.30pm yesterday (Wednesday) to reports of a road traffic collision on the A5 outside the Heart of the Shires shopping village involving a HGV and a ‘box’ van.

Firefighters rescued van driver from a ditch following crash on A5

Police closed the busy stretch of road to deal with the incident and clear away debris

Alice Dyer

Tributes to ‘much loved grandmother and mother’ who died in car crash

A horse tragically died on the M1 near Northampton on Monday July 17.

Tragic death of horse after collision followed break down on smart motorway

The car is seen smashing into the lorry.

Watch as driver runs a red light before smashing into a lorry

The M1 in Northamptonshire was closed for a short period of time.

M1 partially closed during rush hour after collision between lorry and car

Motorists caught on camera watching a film while driving

Watch as motorists are caught watching films while driving on motorway

Police officers overtaking a heavily-laden car transporter were shocked to discover the driver was using just one elbow to control the huge vehicle as he travelled along a busy motorway.

National Highways to patrol major motorway in unmarked lorries

National Highways has launched a new ‘blind spots’ safety campaign

National Highways issues advice on overtaking HGVs in safety campaign

Police are now appealing for witnesses.

Car driver taken to hospital after collision with lorry on A5

Aldi stores will have special opening hours this weekend (image: Aldi)

Aldi to recruit 500 apprentices across the UK in biggest ever intake

The scene of the collision on the M1 northbound. Photo: Motorway Cameras.

Driver taken to hospital with serious injuries following collision on M1

Emergency services said the driver walked away with "just a few scratches" after this lorry crashed overturned and crashed into a concrete barrier on the M1

M1 shut for eight hours after lorry overturns and crashes into concrete barrier

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

The A5 is set to remain closed between Towcester and Weedon throughout Tuesday's morning rush-hour following a serious crash

A5 shut both ways between Towcester and Weedon following 3.20am crash

New Highway Code rules: 2022 changes and how cyclists are impacted

National Highways is warning drivers face 90-minute delays heading north on the M1

Huge hold-ups on M1 after lorry breakdown between Milton Keynes and Northampton

A broken down truck led to huge queues on the M1

Stuck truck leads to six-mile lunchtime tailbacks on northbound M1 and A45

Crisps have been emptied from shelves after a computer glitch that occurred during an upgrade to Walkers’ computers systems slowed production (Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Why there's a shortage of Walkers Crisps - and when they will be back on shelves Alex Nelson

Millions of motorists to be affected by major driving law change

Government to bypass Commons approval to speed up HGV licence changes

(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Amazon ‘warns shoppers to order their Christmas presents in November’ amid suppl...

(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Warning over icy roads this winter across Britain ‘due to lack of gritter driver...

Firefighters tackle the blazing lorry on the M1 on Wednesday morning

M1 remains gridlocked as firefighters tackle HGV blaze

MoD examiners to carry out driving tests to ease HGV driver shortage

The M1 remained shut at junction 18 for nine hours following Monday's smash

Driver 'critical' after 3am crash closes M1 in Northamptonshire for nine hours

Boris Johnson says Rishi Sunak is right, shortages could last ‘until Christmas’ (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

Boris Johnson says Rishi Sunak is right, shortages could last ‘until Christmas’ ...

Christmas 'nightmare' prediction as Rishi Sunak warns shortages could last 'for months' (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Christmas 'nightmare' prediction as Rishi Sunak warns shortages could last 'for ...

Fuel prices hit eight-year high amid supply issues

Many fuel stations ran dry as drivers filled up at the weekend

Northampton nurse's emotional plea after panic-buyers leave NHS staff in tears

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will also provide examiners for lorry driving tests (Photo: Getty Images)

10,500 foreign workers to get temporary visas to save Christmas from shortages

Drivers will be hit with a £30 fuel limit at hundreds of petrol stations (Photo: Getty Images)

Hundreds of petrol stations set £30 fuel limit as panic-buyers race to fill up

Drivers queued for fuel at petrol stations across the country on Friday (Photo: Getty Images)

Temporary visa scheme being considered to tackle HGV driver shortage

Shortages of lorry drivers is affecting waste collections in several parts of the country — including Northampton and Daventry

Waste collections delayed as shortage of HGV drivers bites

A shopper peruses near-empty bread shelves at a supermarket in the centre of York, northern England, during the first lockdown (Getty Images)

Panic buying in run-up to Christmas could be ‘far worse’ than lockdown, Tesco wa...

Police use the supercabs for a better vantage point to spot offenders

Shocking footage shows trucker with a phone to each ear on motorway

Drivers among more than 21,000 caught by unmarked police ‘supercabs’

Matt Allan

Car and trailer driving tests to be scrapped

HGV driving tests streamlined to tackle shortage of lorry drivers

Amazon to offer bonuses of up to £1000 of ‘urgently needed’ new hires (PHOTO: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Amazon to offer bonuses of up to £1000 of ‘urgently needed’ new hires

Highways England traffic cams showed the crash scene earlier this morning

M1 crawling between Northampton and MK after crash at Newport Pagnell Services

Tesco is offering £1,000 bonus to new HGV drivers amid 'pingdemic' worker shorta...

There may be a shortage of Haribo sweets in the UK due to a lack of lorry drivers. Photo: Shutterstock

Haribo sweets are struggling to reach UK supermarket shelves - here's why

Police use the supercabs for a better vantage point to spot offenders

Watch the moment police officers are nearly wiped out by trucker on his phone

Three lanes were blocked near junction 18 following the M1 smash

Two injured in 1.40am Northamptonshire M1 minibus crash

Last night's smash happened on the M1 between Daventry and the M45. Photo: Getty Images

Trapped driver freed, dogs rescued following overnight smash on M1 in Northampto...

The M1 re-opened at around 7am following a serious crash at around midnight. Photo: Getty Images

Firefighters free van driver trapped following M1 smash in Northamptonshire

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