Four children and a man seriously injured after crash on A1 in Cambridgeshire

Four children and a man have been left with serious injuries following a crash on the A1 today (Monday, July 15).

The collision between a black Audi Q2 and a white Toyota Yaris happened at about 12.50am on the northbound carriageway near Sawtry.

Police and paramedics attended and four children and a 36-year-old man were taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Audi, a woman in her 40s from Peterborough, tested positive for cannabis following a roadside drugs wipe and has been released under investigation.

Anyone who witnessed the collision, or has dashcam footage, is urged to contact police via Cambridgeshire Constabulary's website quoting incident 25 of 15 July. Anyone without internet access should call 101 and ask to speak to a member of the road policing unit.