A crash involving a fruit and vegetable lorry closed the A1 in Lincolnshire yesterday (14 May).
The HGV carrying fresh produce collided with a Highways Agency truck on the southbound carriageway near Grantham, pushing it into a ditch.
Smoke from the resultant fire forced the closure for traffic heading north as well.
Nobody was seriously hurt but the southbound carriageway required resurfacing, work which ran into today (15 May).
According to BBC News, firefighters put out the blaze, but the produce needed to be removed before the vehicles could be recovered.
The collision caused severe congestion and tailbacks in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Chief Inspector Phil Vickers from Lincolnshire Police told BBC News it was 'very fortunate' the driver only suffered minor injuries.
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