Northamptonshire Police are asking for witnesses and video footage after a serious crash involving several vehicles on the A14 near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, on January 27, 2026. The force launched an urgent witness appeal on January 28, 2026.
The collision happened during the evening peak on the eastbound carriageway between Junction 9 (Wellingborough/A509) and Junction 10 (Burton Latimer/A6). The crash resulted in serious, life-changing injuries and forced a major section of the eastbound carriageway to close for several hours while emergency crews worked at the scene. The closure caused gridlock across the local road network, including the A509 and A45, according to police and traffic reports.
Police investigators — the Serious Road Collision Investigation Unit (SRCIU) — want to speak to anyone who saw the collision or noticed the way vehicles were being driven in the minutes beforehand. Investigators are specifically seeking dashcam footage from drivers who were in the area at the time to help reconstruct what happened.
This stretch of the A14 carries high volumes of HGVs and has been the subject of safety coverage in local media, including the Northamptonshire Telegraph. If you have any information, you can email [email protected], call the Drivewatch Hotline on 0800 174615, or contact Northamptonshire Police on the non-emergency number 101 (quote the incident reference if you have it).
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