A van driver was airlifted to hospital today after a collision involving a lorry on the southbound A42 near Appleby Magna, in Leicestershire.
A passenger in the van was also injured in the crash and was taken to hospital by land ambulance.
The accident, which occurred shortly after 7am, closed the southbound carriageway and one lane of the northbound A42.
The lorry driver was not injured.
Police diverted traffic off the A42 along the B4116.
People with information about the accident are asked to contact Leicestershire police on 101.
A passenger in the van was also injured in the crash and was taken to hospital by land ambulance.
The accident, which occurred shortly after 7am, closed the southbound carriageway and one lane of the northbound A42.
The lorry driver was not injured.
Police diverted traffic off the A42 along the B4116.
People with information about the accident are asked to contact Leicestershire police on 101.