UPDATE (4.30pm): Taxi driver rushed to hospital following Sutton on Sea crash
Update 4.30pm: A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: “We are appealing for witnesses following the serious collision this morning at 11.08am Alford Road, Sutton on Sea, where the driver of a black taxi was seriously injured. Please contact us on 101. The road has now been opened, thank you for your patience.”
Original article (1.15pm)
A hackney carriage driver has been rushed to the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham following a serious collision in Sutton on Sea today (Wednesday).
At around midday, Lincolnshire Police tweeted: “We are on scene on Alford Road, Sutton on Sea at a serious collision involving one vehicle, a black hackney carriage.
“The driver who was the only occupant of the vehicle has been taken to QMC.
“The road is closed, please avoid the area where possible.”
A police spokesman added that the incident took place near the Lakeside caravan park, and said the road would be closed for several hours.
• If you witnessed the collision, call Lincolnshire Police on 101 and quote incident number 127 of July 10.