A1(M) traffic recap after vehicles brought to standstill due to serious incident near Letchworth

Visitors was been dropped at a standstill on the A1(M) in Hertfordshire because of a severe incident.

Lengthy queues tailed again constructing between junction 9 for the A505 at Letchworth and junction 10 for Stotfold/Baldock heading southbound with round three miles of congestion.

The incident, the character of which is presently unknown, compelled a diversion to be put in place with drivers being taken off the motorway earlier than returning previous the scene.

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The part of the motorway is now cleared and absolutely re-opened.

There’s nonetheless a bit of congestion within the space however journey instances are starting to return to regular.

There have been reviews of an air ambulance touchdown close to the scene of the incident.

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