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Van driver hurt in crash with three lorries on A50

Sonia KatariaEast Midlands
News imageGoogle Street view of the westbound carriageway on the A50 after the junction with the A516 near Sudbury in Derbyshire.Google
Emergency services were called to the westbound carriageway on the A50 on Wednesday morning

A man has suffered serious injuries in a crash involving a van and three lorries on the A50 in Derbyshire.

Police said the collision happened on the westbound carriageway a short distance from the A516 junction at about 07:20 BST on Wednesday.

The van driver, who is in his 40s, was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. No-one else was injured and there were no arrests.

The road was closed after the crash but reopened at about 09:40, police said.

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