A180 crash: Two injured as lorry hits broken-down vehicle

BBC Lorries involved in crash on A180BBC
Two lorries were involved in the crash

A lorry driver has suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash in North Lincolnshire which saw a truck hit a stationary HGV, police said.

A lorry was travelling on the A180 near Humberside Airport at around 16:50 BST on Thursday when it hit a truck thought to have broken down in a live lane.

The driver of the broken-down lorry was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The other driver suffered injuries not thought to be serious.

Police have appealed for witnesses.

The A180 between Barnetby Top and Immingham was closed for investigations but reopened just before 09:00 BST on Friday, Humberside Police said.

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