Lane closures on A1 after lorry overturns near Peterborough

The A1 is completely blocked northbound near Peterborough, and there are delays southbound after a lorry overturned this afternoon (May 15).

Police said there is currently no information on how serious any injuries were, other than to say it is not believed there have been any life threatening injuries following the incident, which happened near the Wittering junction this lunchtime.

The lorry had been travelling north when the incident happened.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said they were called at 1.30pm today (15 May) with reports of an overturned lorry on the A1 southbound at Wittering.

The northbound carriageway is now completely blocked, with one lane blocked southbound.

The police spokesperson added: “Details of injuries are not clear at this stage but not thought to be life-threatening.”

It is not known when the road will be fully re-opened.

More follows...