The collision, which involved two cars and a lorry, happened on the A47 at Thorney Toll at about 4.30pm on Friday.

Today police said the driver of a blue Peugeot 206, Sukhdeep Johal, 27, of Welford Road, Leicester, suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene.

The driver of a green Jaguar X Type Saloon, a 29-year-old woman from Peterborough, received minor injuries and the driver of the lorry, a 56-year-old man from Wisbech, was not injured.

PC Simon Burginm, from Cambridgeshire police, said: 'I would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or saw any of the vehicles in the moments leading up to the incident.'

Anyone with information should contact PC Burgin on 101.