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Road reopens after man hurt in lorry and van crash

Andrew Dawkins & Shehnaz Khan
BBC News, West Midlands
Warwickshire Police A northbound and southbound carriageway, both being three lanes, are visible in the image, with the right hand carriageway featuring cones across the road stopping traffic. You can see some cars and lorries at the front of the traffic queue. Warwickshire Police
Traffic was held following the early hours crash on the A46

A section of the A46 in Warwickshire has reopened after it was closed for several hours following a serious crash between a lorry and a van.

In an update at about 13:00 BST, National Highways said the road southbound between the A45 for Coventry and the A452 Kenilworth had reopened.

A man in his 20s, a passenger in the van, was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries, not believed to be life-threatening, Warwickshire Police said.

The driver of the van was also taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be serious, West Midlands Ambulance Service added.

Emergency services had been working at the scene following the crash, which happened at about 03:30 BST.

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