Live A1 traffic updates as five-vehicle crash blocks major road

One lane of the A1 northbound is at present closed close to Peterborough after a crash involving 5 automobiles. The highway is closed between A6118 Previous North Street (Wansford) and A43 Kettering Street (Wothorpe / Easton On The Hill Flip Off, Stamford).

Site visitors is at present transferring at round 10mph on the highway. In accordance with AA Site visitors, there are extreme delays of half-hour which has elevated from 20 minutes and is predicted to extend additional.

In a press release, Nationwide Highways stated: “Lane 1 is closed on the A1 northbound between the A47 and A43 close to (Wittering) on account of a collision. There’s at present delays of 20 minutes and approx. 5 miles of congestion on method to incident. Please permit additional time if travelling within the space.”

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