A MAN from Farnworth was killed after being struck by a lorry after getting out his car when it hit crash barriers.

Nathan Thomas Morris of Plodder Lane, died at the age 29 on Monday.

The incident happened just before 7am on the A1 near Sawtry.

Police at Cambridgeshire Police say that Mr Morris has got out of his Ford Fiesta which had collided with the central reservation of the northbound carriageway.

Officers said the crash involved four vehicles.

They are now appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage to help their investigation into the tragedy.

A spokesman for the force said: "Nathan Thomas Morris, 29, of Plodder Lane, Farnworth, Bolton, was struck and killed by a lorry after getting out of his Ford Fiesta, which had collided with the central reservation of the northbound carriageway at just before 7am on Monday.

"A linked collision between a BMW 1 Series and a Nissan Leaf resulted in the BMW driver suffering minor injuries.

"Police are appealing for witnesses, dashcam footage or anyone who saw the vehicles in the moments leading up to the collision to get in touch.

"Contact us via web chat or online forms quoting incident 77 of 17 January. Anyone without internet access should call 101."