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Live: M5 traffic stopped by crash near Gloucestershire

All traffic has been stopped on the M5 near Gloucestershire following a crash this afternoon (October 26). According to traffic monitoring site Inrix, motorists were first held at around 4.10pm.
The crash took place heading northbound between junction …

A44 Pitchers Hill crash: Woman killed in three car-car collision

A woman has been killed in a three-car crash in the Cotswolds. The fatal collision happened on the A44 Evesham Road[1] at Pitchers Hill at 4.26pm on Monday (October 23).
Two other people were taken to hospital after the collision which closed the road …

M5 reopen after serious car and lorry crash near Gloucestershire

A stretch of the M5 near Gloucestershire was closed for hours following a serious crash this afternoon (September 22). West Mercia Police said the collision involved a car and a lorry.
The motorway was shut heading northbound between junction 7 for Wor…

Motorists ‘walking dogs’ on motorway during crash closure

People have been seen getting out of their cars and walking their dogs on the M5 after a crash closed the motorway on Friday (September 22). A motorist stuck in the jam just south of Worcester said many people had been getting out of their cars.
A lorr…

M5 live: Police reopen motorway after serious crash

Police closed a stretch of the M5 for several hours following a serious crash this afternoon. Officers confirmed that the collision involved a car and a lorry.
The motorway closed at about 1pm heading northbound between junction 7 for Worcester and jun…

Motorcyclist tragically killed in Evesham

A motorcyclist died after emergency services responded to reports of a bike that collided with a lamppost. The rider was pronounced dead at the scene in Evesham.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the junction of the A44 and A46 in Twyford, …

Pilot dies after aircraft crashes into barn on edge of Cotswolds

A pilot has died after the aircraft he was flying crashed into a barn just across the Cotswolds border in West Oxfordshire. The incident happened in a field off the A44 in Enstone, which is near Chipping Norton[1], at around 3.05pm on Tuesday (August 2…

Disruption expected as A34 closes again tonight

Queues are expected on the A34 this weekend <i>(Image: Ed Halford)</i>

Queues are expected on the A34 this weekend (Image: Ed Halford)

Disruption is expected when the A34 closes again tonight.

The A34 will be closed northbound between the Botley and Peartree Interchanges from 9pm on Friday to 6am on Monday.

National Highways continues to carry out essential repairs to the A34 viaduct over the River Thames near Wolvercote and needs to close the road over a series of weekends.

It will close again next weekend.

A fully signed diversion will be in place via Eastern Bypass Road, A40 and A44 between the Peartree and Hinksey Hill Interchanges.

Meanwhile Network Rail are replacing Botley Road bridge as part of their major upgrade to Oxford[2] Station.

Botley Road will be closed for two periods of around six months each from 11 April to October 2023 and again between March and October 2024.

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A34 in Oxford closed again for works on viaduct

The A34 will be closed northbound between the Botley and Peartree Interchanges from 9pm on Friday to 6am on Monday.
National Highways continues to carry out essential repairs to the A34 viaduct over the River Thames near Wolvercote and needs to close t…