Live A500 updates as D-road shut as fire crews tackle huge truck fire

Firefighters have been scrambled to the A500 where a truck fire has shut part of the D-road. Footage from the scene shows a trailer, disconnected from the cab, well alight on the southbound stretch between Audley and Talke. Traffic monitoring system Inrix has confirmed the A500 is now 'blocked'.

In an alert issued just after 12.35pm, it states: "A500 D-road southbound blocked, queueing traffic due to lorry fire from Alsager Road (Audley Turn Off, Audley) to A34 Talke Road (Talke Roundabout, Talke)." A live map from National Highways shows traffic at a stand-still between the M6 and the scene. It's also busy on the approach to the M6.

Further updates will appear in our dedicated blog below.