Two vehicle collision near Wells puts driver in hospital

A large amount of traffic built up today on the A39, as a car collided with a lorry between Pen Hill and Old Bristol Road.

Attending the scene, police helped traffic flow through following the crash, with an air ambulance and other ambulances at the scene of the incident.

A representative from the Somerset and Avon police said: “Today there was a road traffic collision between a car and a lorry that happened at about 8.25am on A39 Bristol Hill, Wells.

“The car driver was taken to hospital with their injury not believed to be life-threatening.

“All roads reopened shortly before 1pm.”

You can read the live recap of the crash here:

Among the people affected by the almost 5-hour closure, were parents and busses on their usual school run.

One school’s pupils in Wells would’ve missed almost the entire day today due to the collision near the city.

Commenting on the unfortunate incident today, The Blue School said: “As you are probably aware, the Stone Easton bus has been delayed this morning due to an accident on the A39.

"The children are all safe on the bus and a member of staff (who happened to be in the traffic queue) is with them.

"We are told they will be delayed by at least 90 minutes.

"We are asking them to stay on the bus until the road is cleared. We will meet them on their arrival at school and make sure all are fine.

"Kind regards, The Blue School."

Two vehicle collision near Wells puts driver in hospital

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