A14 ‘likely to be shut for hours’ after ‘very serious crash’

Emergency services have attended a “very serious collision” on the A14

A busy stretch of the A14 has been partially closed in Cambridgeshire after a “very serious collision”. Emergency services were called to the A14 between J31 (Girton Interchange) and J33 (Milton) at approximately 1.40pm on Saturday (August 12).

National Highways said Cambridgeshire Police are leading the response to the incident, which has been described as a “very serious collision”. The agency said a police investigation is ongoing and is “likely to take several hours” so the closure on the eastbound carriageway “will be protracted”.

East of England Ambulance Service also attended the incident. Both emergency services have been contacted for further information.

A spokesperson for National Highways said: “National Highways Traffic Officers are attending to implement the closure and once this is completed they’ll work on releasing road users caught within the closure.

“There is currently no official emergency diversion route for this section of the A14. Traffic is being diverted off at the Girton Interchange to use either the M11 southbound or the A1302 towards Cambridge. Road users will need to follow local routes through Cambridge to reach and re-join the A14 eastbound. Heavy congestion is expected on this routes.

“If this closure impacts on your planned route, please allow extra journey time. Plan ahead, you may wish to re-route or even delay your journey.”