A419 Swindon crash: Hours of traffic after car hit tree

The crash, which took place on Friday morning, September 6, saw a car came off the A419 southbound just before the Stratton turn off and hit a tree.

Wiltshire Police officers who attended the scene have confirmed this happened at approximately 7.30am.

The crash caused over two hours of rush-hour queues along the A419 southbound which stretched as far back as Blunsdon St Andrew.

Other nearby roads such as Beechcroft Road and the B4006 also faced heavy congestion as motorists attempted to come off the A419 to avoid the crash.

However, Wiltshire Police has now confirmed that the car has been recovered and the driver only suffered minor injuries.

“A single road traffic collision which was reported to us at approximately 7.30am today (September 6) on the Southbound carriageway of the A419,” said a spokesperson for Wiltshire Police.

“A car has left the carriageway and struck a tree. Thankfully the driver of the car only suffered minor injuries. No arrests made.”

Traffic on the A419 was flowing as normal by 10am