Severe Traffic & Delays on A483 / A5 Near Chirk As 4×4 Overturns

Traffic is currently building around the A483/A5 towards Chirk – with reports that a section of the road has been closed after a 4×4 has overturned.

Currently there are long delays and a build up of traffic on the A5 southbound near Halton and A539 J1 Ruabon, with the road blocked.

One report stated there is an overturned 4×4 vehicle with a trailer.

Police have told us they were called at 3:51pm to a one vehicle road traffic collision involving a ‘lorry’. Thankfully there are no injuries reported.

PCSO Dean Sawyer tweeted the above picture of the queue just before 6pm.

At present traffic is backed up towards Ruabon and is also causing issues to those travelling through Cefn Mawr.

Paul Williams has got in touch with Wrexham.com to say: “A483 closed between Llangollen/Oswestry turn off and Chirk. Diversion thru Newbridge/Rhosymedre.”

Vicki Wilson has also tweeted to say: “heavy traffic after Ruabon turn off and through rhosymedre heading south.”