A34 traffic: Minor injury reported after crash between car and lorry

Police were called to the northbound carriageway at 6.42am to reports of a collision on the A34 involving a car and a lorry.

The lorry was parked in the layby at the time of the crash. 

A police spokesperson said one person suffered a minor injury. 

One lane is closed on the northbound carriageway between the A303 Bullington Cross and the B4640 for Burghclere. 

At the time National Highways is reporting that there are current delays of 40 minutes, with five miles of congestion. 

Earlier today (Tuesday, February 27) a vehicle fire caused delays on the same stretch of road, near Whitchurch, but Hampshire County Council’s traffic service is reporting that this has now been cleared.