‘Serious’ crash shuts A50 close to Castle Donington well into morning affecting departing Download traffic

A critical crash has closed off a bit of the A50 with main diversions in place affecting these leaving Leicestershire’s Obtain Competition. Highways England say a car left the carriageway.

The collision, which occurred on the A50 eastbound, came about at round 5am this morning and has been affecting visitors leaving Download Festival ever since. Police have been shortly dispatched to the scene and have closed off the carriageway between the A6 (Thurston) and the B6540 (Cavendish Bridge).

The closure, on the part to the north of Castle Donington, is ready to final for a lot of the morning, with diversions now in place for these affected by the crash. Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit say they are going to be on the scene “for quite a few hours”.

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The newest image from journey knowledge provider Inrix reveals that already heavy visitors in and round Citadel Donington following the conclusion of this 12 months’s Obtain Competition is being added to by the closure.

“Gradual visitors as a result of Obtain Competition on roads round Citadel Donington. Congestion to Melbourne Street. The A50 is closed for an accident, which is including to delays by way of Shardlow in direction of Citadel Donington,” they mentioned in a press release.

To alleviate this, Nationwide Highways, who’re on the scene alongside Derbyshire Police, have created a collection of diversions. Affected motorists are being suggested to comply with the stable diamond diversion image on street indicators after which:

• Take the slip street for the A6 Alvaston Bypass and proceed for 4.6km onto the A5111.

• Comply with the A5111 till it hyperlinks up with the A52 eastbound.

• Proceed on the A52 for roughly 8.0km to M1 Junction 25.

• On the junction take the fifth exit onto the M1 southbound

Nevertheless, the highways workforce are calling on drivers to be affected person all through because the street is anticipated to stay closed for a while.

“Delays are seemingly on method to the closure and diversion routes. If this closure impacts in your deliberate route, please permit further journey time,” mentioned a Nationwide Highways spokesman. “Plan forward, you might want to re-route and even delay your journey.”