A14 recap as crash involving lorry and car blocks road

Long delays on the A14 in Cambridgeshire were reported after a crash closed one lane between junctions 24 and 25 on October 11. Cambridgeshire Police[1] were called to the incident at 2.30pm today. A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said: “We were called at 2.30pm today (11 October) with reports of a collision between a car and a lorry on the A14 at Bar Hill. Officers attended.”

One person was injured. An East of England Ambulance Service[2] spokesperson said: “We were called just after 2.30pm to a road traffic collision between a lorry and car on the A14 near Hemingford Abbots. An ambulance, ambulance officer vehicle and a rapid response vehicle were sent to the scene.

An adult woman was transported to Hinchingbrooke Hospital for further assessment and treatment.” Read more: Everything we know so far as M11 lorry crash sees 30-minute delays[3] Read more: Pedestrian fighting for life after crash with lorry near Cambridgeshire border[4]

Two lanes were closed initially, and one lane was closed from approximately 3.40pm.

A Cambridgeshire County Council spokesperson reported “long delays” and asked people to allow extra time for their journey, while traffic monitoring company Inrix described “queuing traffic”.

CambridgeshireLive provided updates as they became available in our live blog below.

References

1. ^ Cambridgeshire Police (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
2. ^ East of England Ambulance Service (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
3. ^ Everything we know so far as M11 lorry crash sees 30-minute delays (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)
4. ^ Pedestrian fighting for life after crash with lorry near Cambridgeshire border (www.cambridge-news.co.uk)