3-vehicle lorry crash blocks busy Derbyshire road for 5 hours as driver arrested

Officers were called to the scene during rush hour

14:10, 13 May 2026Updated 14:10, 13 May 2026

Photo shows a stretch of the A515 in Darley Moor(Image: Google)

A busy Derbyshire route[1] was blocked for around five hours following a crash involving a lorry and two cars[2].

Drivers were told to "avoid the area" after a collision on the A515 in Darley Moor, near Darley Moor Airfield[3], at around 8am on Wednesday (May 13).

The collision involved a lorry, a Renault and a Mini[4], and the road was fully reopened at around 1.30pm after the vehicles were recovered.

Drivers were being told to avoid the area by police, who also confirmed that the driver of the Renault has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving[5].

Traffic maps showed long delays for traffic in both directions, with the road blocked between Cockshead Lane to the south and Windmill Lane to the north.

References

1. ^ A busy Derbyshire route (www.derbytelegraph.co.uk)
2. ^ crash involving a lorry and two cars (www.derbytelegraph.co.uk)
3. ^ A515 in Darley Moor, near Darley Moor Airfield (www.derbytelegraph.co.uk)
4. ^ Renault and a Mini (www.derbytelegraph.co.uk)
5. ^ arrested on suspicion of drink driving (www.derbytelegraph.co.uk)