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Driver dies in collision on M1 Driver dies in collision on M1
(about 10 hours later)
A driver died and two people were trapped in a crash on a motorway.A driver died and two people were trapped in a crash on a motorway.
Three lorries were involved in the crash, which left the northbound carriageway of the M1 closed between junctions 18 and 19.Three lorries were involved in the crash, which left the northbound carriageway of the M1 closed between junctions 18 and 19.
The collision, close to the border of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, happened near the M6 interchange, which is also shut, police said. The collision, close to the border of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, happened near the M6 interchange, which was also shut, police said.
Two people were taken to hospital, one by air ambulance, East Midlands Ambulance service said.Two people were taken to hospital, one by air ambulance, East Midlands Ambulance service said.
The accident happened at 1418 BST on Tuesday.The accident happened at 1418 BST on Tuesday.
A Highways Agency spokesman said lanes one and two of the northbound carriageway were still closed at around 2100 BST but it was hoped it would be clear by midnight. Lanes one and two of the northbound carriageway were still closed at about 2100 BST but they were opened by midnight.
Police said they had launched an investigation into the accident.