A14 traffic LIVE: Major road closed for hours with 50-minute delays after 3-lorry crash

A major road has been closed for hours this morning after three lorries collided. The incident happened on the A14 in Cambridgeshire in the early hours of today.

National Highways reports delays of 50 minutes and said traffic is expect to return to normal late this afternoon.

CambridgeLive reports two people have been taken to hospital after emergency services were called to the crash involving three lorries on the A14 near Ellington just after 3am on Thursday (April 17).

The East of England Ambulance service attended the incident. Two people have been taken to hospital, with one being taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and the other taken to Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon.

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