Leeds A1 death crash driver named

By The Newsroom
Published 11th Feb 2013, 12:49 BST
The scene on the A1 at BramhamThe scene on the A1 at Bramham
The scene on the A1 at Bramham
A DRIVER who died when his car crashed into a lorry that was on the hard shoulder of the A1 in Leeds awaiting repairs near Leeds has been named.

Andrew Brooks, 45, of Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, was fatally injured in the collision, near junction 44 for Boston Spa, on Wednesday morning.

His Vauxhall Zafira crashed into the back of the lorry, which had a puncture, shortly before 11am. Police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.

The northbound carriageway was shut for several hours following the crash.

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