A LORRY driver from Tadcaster has died, after his vehicle left the A1.
The accident, which involved a blue Scania, happened last night at Great Ponton in Lincolnshire.
A spokesperson for Lincolnshire Police said it appeared the 65-year-old driver had taken ill at the wheel.
He was trapped in his cab and later pronounced dead at the scene.
The road was closed until about 2am while the lorry and its load were cleared.
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