Lorry driver killed in M1 crash near Watford Gap named

A lorry driver killed in an accident on the M1 in Northamptonshire has been named by police.

Alan Norman, of Nuneaton, Warwickshire, died in a crash involving two lorries, a National Express coach and a van, just north of the Watford Gap services.

A large object, thought to be a mobile office, toppled off one lorry on to the other on Thursday afternoon, killing 48-year-old Mr Norman.

The carriageway was closed for about five hours after the accident.

Police are still appealing for witnesses.