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Driver badly hurt after boulder 'dropped on van'

BBC A police car at the A617 in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire. The car has green and blue markings and is behind temporary yellow plastic fencing. Three signs stand in front. A blue one on the left has "police accident" written on it in white letters. The middle one, a red one, has "road closed due to incident" also in white letters on it. The right hand one is yellow with black wording saying "Diversion" with an arrow pointing to the right. Two people stand to the right of the police car next to a sign for Newark.BBC
The 26 year-old driver was taken to hospital with serious head injuries, police said

A van driver suffered serious head injuries when a boulder smashed through his windscreen and hit him after it was dropped from a bridge, police said.

The rock was dropped from the crossing over the A617, near Hemsley Road, Rainworth, at about 22:00 GMT on Friday, Nottinghamshire Police said.

The 26 year-old was driving a silver Transit van when it went through the windscreen.

“We are taking this mindless and abhorrent act extremely seriously," Supt Heather Maelor said.

The man was taken to hospital with serious injuries and the road remained closed through Saturday morning, reopening to traffic at about 13:30 GMT.

The closure on the A617 was between the roundabout at Kirklington Road and the junction with the A6191.

Any witnesses or drivers with dashcam footage were urged to come forward by Supt Maelor.

A person walks on the central reservation of a dual carriageway. We see him from between the branches of a pine tree which is in the foreground. Light green grass covers the sides of the road and the reservation, the road is grey with white markings. The person wears a dark jacket and dark trousers.
The road was closed overnight after police were called to the scene

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