Live: A50 ‘tailbacks’ as lorry and car collide near Sideway roundabout

Police are this afternoon at the scene of an A50^[1] crash. Pictures from the scene show a lorry and a car in collision on the A50 heading towards Sideway roundabout.

Traffic monitoring system Inrix first reported the collision at 1.57pm this afternoon.

Inrix states: "There are reports of an accident on the A50 at the A5007 Victoria Place link for Heron Cross and Fenton. Traffic is coping well."

One driver told StokeonTrentLive: "Police have just arrived on the scene. Traffic is tailing back to Heron Cross."

StokeonTrentLive has approached Staffordshire Police^[2] for a statement regarding this afternoon's collision. Any witnesses can call the police on 101.

This is a live blog. For the very latest on this collision follow our live blog below.

References

1. ^{^} A50 (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)
2. ^{^} Staffordshire Police (www.stokesentinel.co.uk)