Man dies following two-vehicle crash

One person has died and two others have been injured following a crash involving a car and a van on the A16 near Louth, police have said.

The driver of a Renault Megane, a man in his 70s, died at the scene, while his passenger was taken to hospital with serious injuries, police said.

The driver of a Volkswagen Transporter van suffered minor injuries.

The A16, near the Fairfield roundabout in Louth, was closed for 11 hours.

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