Road closed in Oswestry after lorry sheds load on roundabout

Drivers have experienced disruption at a roundabout in Oswestry today after a lorry shed its load.

West Mercia Police officers assisted with a road closure near the Mile End and Whittington Roundabouts where A5 meets the A483.

Member of Oswestry Safer Neighbourhood Team, David Hughes posted an alert reporting the incident at 11.40am and said recovery was on its way to the scene after a lorry "shed its load". 

A West Mercia Police statement said: "Officers assisted with a road closure following a highways incident, involving a lorry, on the A5 Mile End roundabout in Oswestry this afternoon."

The AA's traffic news website reported slow moving traffic in the area due to the incident.

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