A COLLISION caused delays for motorists heading into Oxfordshire on the A34, while a separate breakdown led to five-mile queue on the opposite side.

Oxfordshire County Council said the northbound road was disrupted due to a crash at East Ilsley, just over the county border. 

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Meanwhile a lorry breakdown on the southbound side, along the same stretch, was causing 40-minute delays as of 7.35am. 

Both incidents have since been cleared and traffic was beginning to ease by 9am. 

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