A34 partly-closed near Abingdon after bus and lorry crash

A34 traffic alert

A34 traffic alert Part of the A34 has been shut for emergency resurfacing works after a bus crash closed the road on bank holiday Monday. The bus and lorry collided on the dual carriageway northbound near Abingdon[1].

National Highways, which manages the road, said the crash left behind a large amount of spilled fuel - damaging the road surface. The A34 is closed northbound between the A4130 at Didcot[2] and the A415 at Abingdon to allow for resurfacing works. Repairs will be carried out 'throughout the evening', National Highways said.

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No time was given for when the road will be reopened.

A diversion route is in place, taking drivers off the A34 at the Milton Interchange, through Wantage[3], onto the A420 and back onto the A34 at Botley.

The road remains open southbound.

References

  1. ^ Abingdon (www.oxfordmail.co.uk)
  2. ^ Didcot (www.oxfordmail.co.uk)
  3. ^ Wantage (www.oxfordmail.co.uk)