Appeal After Fatal Crash On A508

Police are appealing for witnesses after a driver died in a head-on crash on the A508 near Brixworth yesterday afternoon.

The man aged in his 70s was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision on Harborough Road which happened at around 2.45pm.

He was driving a black Toyota Yaris which was travelling southbound between Hanging Houghton and Brixworth and was involved in collision with the driver of a silver Mercedes Sprinter van, travelling in the opposite direction.

Despite the efforts of paramedics, sadly the driver of the Toyota, a man in his 70s, died at the scene.

The driver of the van suffered minor injuries.

Police investigators are appealing for anyone who saw the collision, or who has information about it including relevant dash-cam footage, to get in touch.

Anyone with information is asked to email CollisionAppeals@northants.police.uk or call the Drivewatch Hotline on 0800 174615, or Northamptonshire Police on 101.

Quote incident number 24000633533.

The road was closed for several hours following the incident to allow for investigation work to be carried out.