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| Driver killed awaiting assistance | |
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| A 42-year-old man has been killed in a crash while waiting in his car for a recovery vehicle to come to his aid. | |
| The accident happened on the A1 south of Cockburnspath in the Scottish Borders at about 1945 GMT on Wednesday. | |
| The man had struck a sign post with his BMW and was waiting for a recovery truck when a lorry was in collision with his car. | |
| The motorist was pronounced dead at the scene and the lorry driver was treated in hospital for minor injuries. | |
| The A1 was closed for eight hours following the crash and reopened at 0345 GMT. | The A1 was closed for eight hours following the crash and reopened at 0345 GMT. |
| Conditions on the road had been dangerous for much of the day, with stretches closed, and vehicles getting stuck. | Conditions on the road had been dangerous for much of the day, with stretches closed, and vehicles getting stuck. |
| The route in the Borders is now open as normal, but driving conditions everywhere are said to be treacherous. | The route in the Borders is now open as normal, but driving conditions everywhere are said to be treacherous. |
| Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident to contact them. | Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident to contact them. |