Burton road ‘closed in both directions’ as biker dies in crash – updates

A key road through Burton has been closed off this morning following a collision. The incident has seen Wellington Road shut off in both directions.

At this stage no further details have been made available over the crash. However traffic monitoring system Inrix issued its first alert just after 5.50am.

The update stated: "A5121 Wellington Road in both directions closed, heavy traffic due to accident from Parkway to Wellington Park."

Staffordshire Police has not yet issued any information on the nature of the collision and no details have been provided to when the route may reopen.

We will provide further updates in our dedicated blog below.