Appeal for witnesses after teenager injured in A1 collision near Peterborough

Police seek dashcam footage following crash involving lorry and stationary car

Author: Anna DaviesPublished 18th Sep 2026

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a collision on the A1 near Thornhaugh, Peterborough left a 16-year-old boy with serious injuries.

The incident took place at about 6:30pm on 17th September, involving a white DAF lorry and a stationary black Toyota Yaris.

The boy, who had exited the Yaris, was taken to Peterborough City Hospital with serious injuries.

The driver of the HGV, a 54-year-old man from Wigan, has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving.

Authorities urge anyone with information or footage of the collision to report it using reference 35/72248/26 through the police force website.

Those without internet access should call 101.

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