Firefighters had to cut free two people after five cars and a lorry collided on the southbound carriageway close to the A43 sliproad at Wothorpe on Monday afternoon.

The accident at 12.55pm involved a flatbed lorry, a red Volkswagen Polo, a silver Kia Carens, a silver Vauxhall Zafira, a Skoda Felicia and a Nissan Navara pick-up.

Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance took one man to Peterborough District Hospital while another person was taken by ambulance after being released by firefighters.

No-one suffered life-threatening injuries.

Army doctor Maj Leon Roberts was called out to the scene to help out paramedics with assessing the four casulties as part of his volunteer role with the East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme.

Maj Roberts, who is based at St George's Barracks in North Luffenham, said: "It was absolute carnage. It was probably the worst road traffic collision I have been called out to.

"The fire, police and ambulance all worked very well together."

Cambridgeshire police closed the road following the crash and did not re-open it until 5.25pm.

Fireghters from Stamford, Market Deeping and Oakham went along to the accident.

Large queues of traffic were seen around the A1 following the closure and motorists were diverted along the A43.