HGV leaves A303 carriageway near Stonehenge causing delays

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 08:32 · Archive

An HGV left the A303 carriageway near Amesbury on Monday morning, causing delays of up to 41 minutes.

An HGV left the A303 carriageway near Amesbury on Monday morning at around 6.25am, causing significant traffic disruption near Stonehenge. Wiltshire Police responded to the incident, and emergency services attended. No injuries were reported.

Queues formed in both directions while recovery work took place. The AA recorded delays of up to 41 minutes at Longbarrow Roundabout eastbound, between the A303 High Street and Stonehenge, with average speeds on the affected stretch falling to five miles per hour. The A303 is a main route through Wiltshire carrying high volumes of traffic in this area.

The vehicle was recovered by around 12.20pm, after which traffic gradually reduced. By that time, traffic had largely returned to normal, although delays of about ten minutes remained through the Stonehenge section as congestion cleared.

How it is being reported

• 'Severe delays' on A3 following crash which partially blocks roadCrash causes delaysThe News, Portsmouth · 27 Oct, 07:55
• Lorry incident near Amesbury causes major A303 delaysAn HGV leaving the A303 near Amesbury caused delays of up to 41 minutes as recovery work took place near Stonehenge.Andover Advertiser · 26 Oct, 12:39

In this story: Amesbury · Stonehenge · A303 · Wiltshire · Wiltshire Police · Longbarrow Roundabout

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