A500 crash investigation as ‘lorry and car collide’

Drivers are being warned to avoid part of the A500 as a crash investigation gets underway. Eye-witnesses say a lorry and car have collided at the junction of the D-road' slip-road [1] and Alsager Road near Audley.

An air ambulance was sent to the scene. A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "We are currently at an incident Alsager Road, Audley at A500.

Please avoid the area whilst officers conduct an investigation." Advertisement Advertisement

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A spokesperson for the policing team in Newcastle said: "Officers have closed the A500 northbound slip road at Audley and Alsager while we attend a serious RTC. Drivers should take alternative routes. Thank you for your patience and understanding."

A live map from Google is showing queues on Alsager Road to the Mill End Lane junction.

Traffic monitoring site Inrix says: "Slip roads closed due to accident on A500 D Road Northbound at Alsager Road (Audley Turn Off).

Traffic is coping well."

StokeonTrentLive has approached Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service for statements.

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