A6 closed in both direction after motorbike and van collision

The A6 is closed in both directions between Barton-le-Clay and Silsoe after a crash this morning between a motorbike and a van.
The driver was taken to hospital as a precautionary measureThe driver was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure
The driver was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure

A police woman spokesman said: “We were called at around 6.20am this morning (Thursday) to reports of a collision between a motorbike and a van on the A6 just north of Barton-Le-Clay. The road is closed in both directions from Barton-Le-Clay to Silsoe.

“One man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries and two further people have been taken to hospital as a precaution.

“The road is expected to be closed until lunchtime.”

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