LONG delays remain on the A34 heading into Oxfordshire after a three-vehicle crash was cleared.
Traffic officers attended the incident on the northbound carriageway between East Ilsley and Chilton, which caused delays of up to 35 minutes.
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The incident, believed to be near the junction for West Ilsley, forced the closure of lane two, with traffic queuing back to the M4 at Chieveley.
Highways England said the current delays are only 'residual' and it 'anticipated that normal traffic conditions will return shortly'.
There are 35 minute residual delays approaching this earlier #A34 incident (above usual journey times) spanning 5 miles back to the #M4. Delays are reducing and it is anticipated that normal traffic conditions will return shortly.
— Highways England (@HighwaysEAST) July 18, 2019
South Central Ambulance Service said it had not been called to any incidents on the A34 this morning.
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