UPDATE: |A500 closed to traffic near Stoke-on-Trent following crash today News

The road is closed near the M6

A major North Staffordshire road is closed following a crash in Stoke-on-Trent today (Sunday, April 6).

The A500 Southbound is shut to traffic between the A34 and the M6.

The closure on the road, known as the D-road, was first reported at around 5pm.

A number of vehicles are reported to be involved.

A National Highways spokesperson said: “The A500 southbound in Staffordshire between the A34 and M6 near Hanford is now CLOSED for recovery and clear up works following a multi vehicle collision.”

Inrix, the traffic data company, said: “A500 D Road Southbound blocked, slow traffic due to accident from A34 Stone Road (Hanford Interchange) to M6 J15 (Stoke-On-Trent).”

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