A14 fatal crash:Road close as five dies after horrific five-vehicle collision in Swaffham

The A47 was closed between the A1122 and the A1065 at Swaffham.

The collision, between a car and a van, happened at 09.50am near the roundabout heading eastbound towards Swaffham.

Three fire crews and two ambulances attended and five patients were assessed at the scene.

Two were taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment and the other three patients, who suffered minor injuries, were discharged.

National Highways East confirmed that all lanes had reopened at 3.40pm.

A man has died after the car he was driving collided with a lorry parked in a lay-by on the A14.

Cambridgeshire Police were called on Sunday, at about 17:15 BST, to reports that a Skodia Fabia crashed into a Volvo HGV which was parked in a lay-by near Swaffham Bulbeck, between junctions 37 and 36.

The Skoda driver, a man in his 60s from Cambridge, died at the scene. The lorry driver received minor injuries.

Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information or dashcam footage in the run up to the incident to get in touch.