LIVE: A38 chaos as lorry crash shuts carriageway and causes gridlock in Burton

Part of the A38[1] was shut after a crash that saw a lorry overturn on the dual carriageway. It happened on the northbound carriageway between Clay Mills and Branston at around 1pm today, September 25.

A further collision took place as traffic queued[2] to get away from the affected area. Congestion went back to just before the turn-off for Barton, with traffic heading towards Derby affected.

And, according to traffic updates service Inrix, Wellington Road was also experiencing long queues as motorists tried to divert through Burton[3] town centre.

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References

  1. ^ the A38 (www.staffordshire-live.co.uk)
  2. ^ traffic queued (www.staffordshire-live.co.uk)
  3. ^ Burton (www.staffordshire-live.co.uk)