Appeal After Head-On Crash On A6 Leaves Drivers Seriously Injured
Written by HFM News on 12th July 2023
Police are appealing for witnesses after two drivers were seriously injured in a head-on crash on the A6 Rothwell/Desborough bypass.
A red Citroen Xsara was involved in collision with a white VW Golf on the stretch of road between the A14 and Braybrooke Road roundabout at 4.10pm yesterday.
A woman was trapped in the wreckage of the Citroen and released by firefighters, before being taken to University Hospital Coventry by Air Ambulance, while a man driving the VW was transported to Kettering General Hospital.
A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Fire appliances from Rothwell and Kettering were on the scene within minutes and found that two vehicles had been involved in a collision.
“A woman was trapped inside one the vehicles and the Fire Service used hydraulic cutting equipment to remove the vehicle’s roof and safely remove the woman, who was then treated by East midlands Ambulance Serivce and airlifted to Coventry Hospital.”
Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or has information about it, including relevant dash-cam footage.
Anyone with information is asked to email CollisionAppeals@northants.police.uk or alternatively call the Drivewatch Hotline on 0800 174615, or Northamptonshire Police on 101.
Please quote incident number 23000428297 when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.
The road was closed until the early hours while collision investigation work took place.
