Spillage closes section of A5 northbound in Shrewsbury
A spillage has closed the A5 northbound in Shrewsbury heading from Edgebold Roundabout towards Churncote Roundabout.
The closure follows a collision involving a lorry in which a large amount of oil leaked from a ruptured engine sump.
The incident happened at around 4am this morning and has caused long delays for motorists during rush hour.
A section of the road is due to be resurfaced following the incident. The road is expected to remain closed until this evening.
Five fire appliances including the rescue tender were mobilised from Shrewsbury and Wellington along with an operations officer.
West Mercia Police is asking motorists to avoid the area, a diversion using local roads is in place.
A5 Edgebold to A458 Welshpool Road northbound in Shrewsbury closed due to a collision and spillage - please avoid the area 3823 pic.twitter.com/t6c6rG2Veu https://twitter.com/OPUShropshire/status/892232160274518016
#A5 closure remains in place N/B btwn #Radbrook + #Bowbrook . Contractors are on scene assessing the spillage. Diversion via local roads. https://twitter.com/HighwaysWMIDS/status/892245223304294400
Specialist clean-up now en route to #A5 incident. Northbound closed btwn #A488 #Radbrook and B4386 #Bowbrook . @WMerciaPolice dealing https://twitter.com/HighwaysWMIDS/status/892278390040010753
Resurfacing required #A5 N/B following earlier collision + spillage. Pls note c'way will remain closed till evening https://t.co/IbHmUN3OtS https://twitter.com/HighwaysWMIDS/status/892304556318740480
