A 28-year-old man has been arrested arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following a fatal collision in Hitchin on Friday evening, after a car is believed to have travelled in the wrong direction on the A505.

Police have launched an appeal for witnesses and information after the incident.

Shortly before 1130pm on Friday (September 10), a grey Toyota Prius and a silver Ford Mondeo collided on the A505.

It is believed the Mondeo, for reasons still being investigated, may have been travelling in the wrong direction on the Luton to Hitchin carriageway.

The driver of the Toyota, a man in his 40s, suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Ford was taken to the Luton and Dunstable Hospital for further treatment.

Sgt Tim Davies, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit, said: "We would like to speak to anyone who saw or has dash cam footage of this incident or the events leading up to it.

"In particular, anyone who saw the Ford which was reportedly travelling in the wrong direction on the carriageway."

You can email Sgt Davies at [email protected] or call our non-emergency number 101 quoting reference Op Tuvinian.