A MAN has died following a two-vehicle collision on the A47 this morning.

Emergency services were called to the collision on the outskirts of Peterborough, near Sutton, at around 2.30am.

The driver of the Chrysler Neon car was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle collided with a Ford Iveco HGV lorry.

The East of England Ambulance Service treated a casualty for an injured arm before taking them to Peterborough City Hospital by land ambulance.

The A47 was closed from its junction with the A1 to the roundabout at the end of the dual carriageway section near Sutton but reopened around 11am.

Police are appealing for witnesses to contact 0345 456 456 4.