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Driver taken to hospital after van crashes into lorry on main North Yorkshire road

A man was taken to hospital after a serious crash in North Yorkshire yesterday evening (Thursday).

A van and an HGV collided on the A1M at junction 47, the Allerton Park interchange.

Emergency services were called at 5.52pm .

Where the crash happened

Four fire crews, from Knaresborough, Harrogate, Ripon and Tadcaster, went to the incident.

A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Crews responded to a road traffic collision where a van had impacted the trailer of an HGV and the driver was trapped by the dashboard.

“On arrival crews used cutting equipment, spreaders, rams and a turfer to free the male driver of the van.

“The driver was transported to hospital by road ambulance with a suspected broken femur.”

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