Road traffic collision – A141 - Fenland

24/06/2022 4.12AM

At 4.12am on Friday (24) crews were called to a road traffic collision on the A141 between Chatteris and Doddington. 

Crews from Chatteris, March, Ramsey, Manea and Huntingdon attended the incident.  

Firefighters arrived to find a collision involving a lorry and a van, with the lorry on fire in a ditch. Wearing breathing apparatus they extinguished the fire using hose reels and jets.  

One casualty was taken to hospital by ambulance. Another casualty sadly died at the scene. 

The A141 was closed for most of the day to allow the fire to be extinguished safely and the vehicles to the recovered.  

Crews from Chatteris and March revisited the incident at around midday to inspect the scene and check for any hotspots.  

The crews returned to their stations by 3pm.