Traffic update: Delays at Markeaton roundabout after collision

5.40pm:

Drivers are being delayed at the Markeaton roundabout following a two-car collision.

Derbyshire police were called to the incident at about 5.25pm.

A spokesman for the force said the collision had caused traffic to build up around the island. He said the incident had caused minor injures.

4.40pm:

There is slow traffic on the A52 Borrowash bypass inbound in Derby between the A5111 Raynesway junction and Pentagon Island.

There is congestion on the A601 St Alkmund's Way in Derby city centre at the A6 King Street junction.

Traffic is also slow on M1 northbound betwen J29, A617 Chesterfield and J29a, Markham due to an accident. There is congestion to J28, A38 Alfreton.

Motorists should be aware that traffic is heavy on the A5111 Osmaston Park Road northbound in Derby between the Spider Island and the A5250 Burton Road junction.

There is very slow traffic on the A5111 Kingsway northbound in Derby between the A516 Uttoxeter New Road junction and Kingsway Island.

Traffic is slow on the A61 Sir Frank Whittle Road in Derby as well as on the A38 northbound between Palm Court Island and Little Eaton Island.

10.30am:

All major routes now cleared.

9.10am:

A FOX on the A52 caused a driver to swerve, causing an accident which has closed one lane.

The crash, between a Rover 25 and a Toyota Yaris, did not cause any injuries but traffic is very slow due to the lane closure.

A police spokesman said a dead fox was removed from the scene. He was unable to say whether the fox was already dead, or had been running across the carriageway at the time of the crash.

8.50am:

There is heavy traffic on the A6 King Street and along St Alkmund's Way due to the ongoing bridge repair works.

8.40am:

Very heavy traffic eastbound A52 heading into Derby. There have been reports of queuing cars from the Shell garage.

8.20am:

There is heavy traffic on the A52 westbound into the city.

There is also heavy traffic on the same road heading eastbound at the same point.

There has also been an accident between a car and a motorcycle on Wetmore Road, Burton, between Wharf Road

and the A511.

7.50am:

The M1 slip road at junction 24 has now been cleared.

Traffic is very heavy on the Sir Frank Whittle Road heading to the Pentagon Island.

7.40am:

THERE is heavy traffic on all routes into the Markeaton Park island.

There is slow moving traffic on the southbound A38 towards the roundabout.

Further north the A38 is also slow heading northbound to the Little Eaton island.

There is also stop-start traffic between junction 25 and junction 24a.

7.30am

A BROKEN down vehicle has closed one lane of the southbound slip road onto the M1 at junction 24.

There are also temporary traffic lights on the A6 heading north out of Ambergate which are causing some delays.

Traffic is also starting to build heading into Derby on the A61 Sir Frank Whittle Road as people attempt to miss the temporary signals on St Alkmund's Way.

A FALLEN tree on the A514 Stanton by Bridge caused hold-ups for early morning commuters today but has now been cleared.

All other routes are working well into the city with the A52 and A38 both light at the moment.

All public transport is also running to time.

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