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Straw bales block A-road at rush hour after accident

News imageNational Highways A traffic camera image of a dual carriageway with hay spread across part of the road. Traffic rejoins the road via a slip road further up. Vehicles move freely on the opposite carriageway.National Highways
The westbound carriageway of the A14 near Newmarket was blocked by bales and their debris

A dual carriageway was closed in one direction due to an accident which left straw bales debris blocking the road.

Police were called to the A14 westbound carriageway between junction 39 (Kentford) and junction 38 (Red Lodge/Newmarket) in Suffolk at about 06:00 BST.

In its social media updates, National Highways said its crews worked to remove the shed crop/

A diversion was put in place via local roads through Kentford and Newmarket before the road reopened at 09:00.

News imageNational Highways Yellow-coloured bales and their debris spread across a dual carriageway. Police officers are moving the crop off the road as traffic rejoins the road further up via a slip road. National Highways
Police officers were at the scene helping to remove the bales

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