A38 Sutton incident caused Road closure and queuing traffic

Drivers faced delays as rush hour approached this afternoon

Motorists faced delays this afternoon, Tuesday, September 3 on the A38 near Sutton-in-Ashfield as rush hour approached. The incident, near the junction of Kingsmill Road and Alfreton Road near Fulwood, led to an ambulance being sent out.

A traffic accident caused hold-ups and diversions in the north of Nottinghamshire, close to the Derbyshire border and the town of Alfreton. Pictures from CCTV cameras in the area showed numerous ambulance and police workers around the scene.

Pictures sent to Nottinghamshire Live appeared to show a collision between two cars which had caused the delays. Buses were diverted in the wake of the incident but have since returned to normal routes.

A post on X from Trent Barton said that buses that would normally follow the road could not service certain stops. The post said: “Accident on the a38 in Sutton in Ashfield Derby bound 9.1 will be using Spring road and Kirkby road then the A38 missing the following stops: Cemetery Percy Street Nursery Ave Mapplewells Henning lane Fonton hall drive The Snipe Mansfield bound is normal route.”

Traffic around Sutton-in-Ashfield appeared heavy in CCTV photographs and it appeared that one lane on the A38 was closed.

Incidents cleared

Traffic has now fully eased to normal rush hour levels after today’s incidents on the A38. We are ending our coverage of these incidents here.

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Obstruction cleared but slow traffic further up the A38

Traffic is now easing near The Snipe pub on the A38 in Sutton-in-Ashfield. The obstruction has been cleared from the road, INRIX is reporting.

There is another incident which is affecting traffic at the M1 junction 28 roundabout for Alfreton and Mansfield. One lane was closed and has since reopened but traffic remains slow.

Traffic queueing due to ‘obstruction on the road’

Traffic aggregator INRIX has registered the incident on its website due to an ‘obstruction on the road’. The incident has occurred near The Snipe pub.