Drivers are being urged to keep away from the A57 Snake Pass following a crash.
Police have closed a piece of the highway, which is a significant route between Sheffield and Manchester, this afternoon, Sunday, March 31.
The highway is at present closed in each instructions between Hurst Road, in Glossop, and the Ladybower Reservoir. Police have urged drivers to seek out different routes.
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A spokesperson for Derbyshire Police posted on X: “The A57 Snake Pass is closed between Hurst Road in Glossop and the junction with Ladybower Reservoir following a severe collision. Please keep away from the realm and use different routes.”
There is at present standing site visitors approaching the scene in each instructions, in keeping with the Inrix site visitors monitoring system. Delays are additionally building on the A57 in Mottram, Tameside.
Further particulars on the character of the incident are but to be confirmed. Emergency companies have been approached for remark.
Follow updates to this reside story beneath.
18:40Samuel Port
13 mile highway closure mapped:
13 mile highway closure mapped
18:04Samuel Port
Latest Inrix Update
A57 in each instructions closed, stationary site visitors because of accident from Hurst Road (Royal Oak Inn, Glossop) to A6013 (Ladybower Reservoir, Ladybower).
Closed since 10:50 of right now.
16:52Samuel Port
Emergency helicopter seen on-site
Emergency helicopter seen on-site
16:36Samuel Port
Latest Inrix Update
A57 in each instructions closed, stationary site visitors because of accident from Hurst Road (Royal Oak Inn, Glossop) to A6013 (Ladybower Reservoir, Ladybower).
13:49Andrew Robinson
Vehicle ‘on hearth’
Witnesses say they noticed a automobile on hearth, and a video posted on X seems to verify this.
13:48Andrew Robinson
Closed ’till midnight’
Google site visitors maps says the A57 Snake Pass shall be ‘closed till midnight’.
13:13Andrew Robinson
Reports of air ambulance
There are studies that an air ambulance landed on the scene earlier right now.
Full particulars of the incident will not be but recognized.
13:09Andrew Robinson
Peak District site visitors at a standstill
The closure is affecting drivers heading to and from the Peak District on Easter Sunday.
Inrix states that site visitors will not be shifting, with the A57 closed in each instructions. The closure is from the Royal Oak Inn, Glossop, to Ladybower reservoir.
13:06Andrew Robinson
Large closure
The closure spans 13 miles alongside the A57, from Hurst Road to Ladybower Reservoir, close to Bamford.
13:05Andrew Robinson
Info from police
This is what Derbyshire Police has mentioned this afternoon:
#CLOSED | The A57 Snake Pass is closed between Hurst Road in Glossop and the junction with Ladybower Reservoir following a severe collision. Please keep away from the realm and use different routes.
13:03Andrew Robinson
Traffic at a standstill
Traffic monitor Inrix says:
A57 in each instructions closed, stationary site visitors because of accident from Hurst Road (Royal Oak Inn, Glossop) to A6013 (Ladybower Reservoir, Ladybower).