Car fire after A6 crash closed road between Desborough and Market Harborough
Emergency services were called to a crash that led to a car fire and road closure of the A6 between Desborough and Market Harborough on Saturday (January 3).
The two-car collision took place just before 2.10pm on Saturday – there were no reports of any occupants being injured.
Firefighters were called in after the vehicles involved caught fire. Northants Police closed the road for over an hour.
A spokesman for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the A6, between Market Harborough and Desborough, just before 2.10pm on January 3, to reports of a road traffic collision. “Crews from Desborough and Kettering arrived to find two vehicles were involved in a fire. “Firefighters used hose-reel jets and breathing apparatus to put the fire out while a road closure was put in place. “Both vehicles were extinguished just before 3.10pm and the incident was handed over to Northamptonshire Police.”
A spokeswoman for Northants Police said: “We received reports of two cars on fire following a collision on the A6, between Desborough and Market Harborough, at about 2.10pm on Saturday, January 3.
"There were no reported injuries however, the road was closed while the incident was resolved.”