POLICE have named one of two trainee maintenance men killed as they attempted to warn traffic of roadworks on the A1.
He was John Anthony Corkin, 29, of Mandela Close, Hendon, Sunderland.
Relatives of his 39-year-old colleague, who was also killed early on Wednesday morning, have asked police to withhold his name until close family are informed.
The men, who were working for Traffic Management North-East, had been contracted to carry out resurfacing work on the A1 northbound at Kirby Fleetham Lane End, between Catterick and Leeming.
They were erecting signs to warn drivers of roadworks due to take place when their vehicle was hit from behind by a lorry.
The northbound carriageway was closed for 12 hours as the wreckage was removed.
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