Woman injured in collision on major road near Peterborough
Motorists near Peterborough are being warned to expect delays on a major road after a collision that has left one woman injured.
Highways chiefs say that traffic on the A14 in Cambridgeshire is currently held eastbound between J21 (A1) and J22 (Brampton) following a multiple vehicle collision.
Police say the woman was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries after the collision that involved a car and a campervan.
It happened just before 10am today (July 2).
Emergency services including Cambridgeshire Police are in attendance and working to clear the vehicles to reopen a lane past the scene.
A National Highways spokesperson said: “There are severe delays of up to 90 minutes on the approach with approximately four miles of queueing traffic on the approach.
“If the delays impact on your planned route, please allow extra journey time. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey.”
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire police said: “We were called at 9.56am to reports of a collision involving a car and a campervan on the A14 at junction 21, New Ellington.
“Officers attended, together with firefighters and paramedics, and one woman was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
“The eastbound carriageway was closed while the collision was dealt with and the vehicles are now in the process of being recovered.”