Man dies in traffic collision

A 58-year-old man died in a road traffic collision involving a Tesco van and a Renault lorry.

The collision happened on the A17 at the junction of RAF Cranwell and Rauceby, at around 5.30pm yesterday (14th December).

Despite the best efforts of first responders, the driver of the Tesco van was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been told. The driver of the lorry suffered minor injuries.

Emergency services remained on scene last night while they carry out initial iunquiries.

The road was closed until the early hours of this morning, and we would ask people to avoid the area.

Police would now like to appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident or saw ether vehicle in the moments prior to contact them. They are particularly keen to see any dashcam or CCTV footage which may help with their inquiries.

If you can help with the investigations please contact police in the following ways:

• By clicking on the email link force.control@lincs.police.uk and putting incident 357 of 14^th December in the subject box.
• Via non-emergency number 101, quoting incident 357 of 14^th December.
• Through the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org