A342 crash: Man with serious injuries after HGV collision

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The A342 has been closed in both directions near Marden

A man in his 20s has potentially life threatening injuries after a crash between two lorries and a car.

The A342 between Devizes and Rushall has been closed following the crash which happened at 07:00 GMT.

The man, who was in the car, has been airlifted to hospital, while two other men in their 20s from the same car were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Wiltshire Police said the drivers of the two HGVs were uninjured.

It said: "The road was closed for several hours to allow officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Team to carry out an investigation and recover the vehicles."

The force is encouraging anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch.

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