A5 news, page 2


Delays expected amid A5 crash inquiry

Traffic using the A5 on the Shropshire border are likely to face delays on Wednesday while police investigators work at the scene of a collision in which two men died.


Restrictions on A5 stay

Speed restrictions and a ban on overtaking could remain on the A5 Chirk bypass until next week, road bosses warned today.


Warning over dangers of A5 Chirk bypass

Motorists are still not grasping the message that the A5 Chirk bypass, which was the scene of a double fatal crash, is “highly dangerous”, a councillor warned today.


Chirk bypass crash victims named

Two men who died in a crash on the A5 Chirk bypass on the Shropshire border were today named by police.


Crash-hit bypass reopens

The A5 Chirk bypass reopened today three days after two people were killed in a horrific crash.


Crash road reopens

The A5 Chirk bypass reopened today three days after two people were killed in a horrific crash.


Bulletin: County road tragedy

More on a road crash in Shropshire which left two people dead and closed a major trunk route. Also, we take a look at an ‘early bird’ offer for AFC Telford fans.


A5 tailbacks after smash

Motorists faced rush-hour tailbacks today after a collision on the A5 between Shrewsbury and Telford.


Crash man is cut free

A man had to be cut free from his vehicle by firefighters today after a crash on the A5 near Oswestry.


Bypass will shut during resurfacing

Motorists using Shropshire’s A5 are being warned of overnight closures on the Oswestry bypass next week.


Accidents cause delays

Our video team was on hand following a crash on the A41 near RAF Cosford this morning.


Route to close for resurfacing

A major Shropshire road will be closed over seven nights this week for resurfacing work.


MP to lobby minister for better road

A section of Shropshire’s A5 has been the scene of more than 50 deaths since the case for it being made into a dual carriageway was thrown out.


Woman airlifted after accident

A woman was airlifted to hospital after her car hit a tree in Telford and ended up in a roadside hedge.


Driver killed in A5 smash

A woman has died and three other people have been injured following a collision between a car and a van towing a caravan on a Shropshire road.


Car turned over on A5

A female driver was taken to hospital after her car overturned on the A5 on the outskirts of Shrewsbury.


Council sorry over tailbacks

Highways officials who caused massive tailbacks on one of Shropshire’s busiest roads today told drivers caught up in the chaos: “We’re sorry.”


Road chaos from census

Motorists faced chaos on one of Shropshire’s busiest roads today while a traffic census was carried out.


Road chaos from census

Motorists faced chaos on one of Shropshire’s busiest roads today while a traffic census was carried out.


Roads shut for repairs

Shropshire’s busy A5 and parts of the M54 are to be closed overnight for three weeks for maintenance work.


Car boot diversion ‘a failure’

Council bosses say they will have to go back to the drawing board after a plan to divert motorists attending car boot sales through Chirk and away from the A5 trunk road failed.

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