The officer was travelling from Mansfield towards Newark when he noticed a motorhome approaching a junction ahead of him at speed.
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Emergency services were called to the incident at around 8.35am today (Monday).
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The Advertiser reader said she was concerned about the speeding problems near where she lived and had contacted councillors.
No traffic passed under the A1 bridge at Fernwood for a period of minutes today, so little traffic was there on the major arterial route.
In a letter anonymously submitted to the Advertiser, residents of the Newark road outlined their concerns — speeding drivers and loud vehicles.
