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Man dies in M1 lorry crash 'linked' to Borrowash death | |
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A man has died in a crash with a lorry on the M1 in an incident that is believed to be linked to the death of a woman in a Derbyshire village. | |
Derbyshire Police confirmed a murder investigation has been launched after a 38-year-old woman was found injured in Borrowash and later died in hospital. | |
Thirty minutes later, the man, 44, died in the collision on the southbound carriageway near Trowell services. | |
Both sides of the M1 have now reopened, Nottinghamshire Police said. | |
Officers were called to Station Road, Borrowash, at 11:00 GMT on Friday after a 22-year-old man - who had also been injured - raised the alarm. He is now being treated in hospital, Derbyshire Police said. | |
M1 closure: Latest updates | M1 closure: Latest updates |
The disruption on the M1 has affected those travelling to East Midlands Airport, and several public transport providers across the region have warned of severe delays. | |
A cameraman for BBC East Midlands Today reported seeing a body on the carriageway, while eyewitnesses told of bloody scenes in Borrowash. | |
Michael Nightingale from Station Road said a "young lad" ran into a flower shop with "stab wounds over his face". | |
"I saw the police wrapping up a young lad in tin foil," he said. | "I saw the police wrapping up a young lad in tin foil," he said. |
"He was on the ground, so I drove down into my drive and then a police van turned up and cordoned off the house. | "He was on the ground, so I drove down into my drive and then a police van turned up and cordoned off the house. |
'Blood pouring' | 'Blood pouring' |
"I have lived here for 10 years and I have never seen anything like this. | "I have lived here for 10 years and I have never seen anything like this. |
"He ran over the road - that's where they wrapped him up. He was shouting: 'Help me, help me'." | "He ran over the road - that's where they wrapped him up. He was shouting: 'Help me, help me'." |
Florist Louise Winson said: "I just heard shouting: 'Help me, please help me'. | Florist Louise Winson said: "I just heard shouting: 'Help me, please help me'. |
"I looked round, the guy's just stood there, I couldn't even see his face for blood - it was just pouring. | "I looked round, the guy's just stood there, I couldn't even see his face for blood - it was just pouring. |
"I just shut the door to be honest, I was in absolute shock and then I picked my phone up to ring 999 but somebody had already done it and then I went out and he was laying on the side of the road. [It was] just a mess." | "I just shut the door to be honest, I was in absolute shock and then I picked my phone up to ring 999 but somebody had already done it and then I went out and he was laying on the side of the road. [It was] just a mess." |