A14 near Newmarket shut as police, fire service and air ambulance attend serious crash

Multiple emergency services were called to a serious crash on the A14 near Newmarket.

The A14 was closed westbound between junction 37 at Newmarket and junction 36 for the A11 due to the collision involving a lorry and car.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary led the response, which included the East of England Ambulance Service, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service and the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

At about 6.25pm the decision was made to close the eastbound carriageway between junction 35 and junction 37, which also resulted in the A11 northbound being closed from the A1304 Six Mile Bottom, until specialist resources required by the emergency services arrived at scene.

These arrived at 7.15pm and both the A14 eastbound and A11 northbound were re-opened.

National Highways traffic officers helped with emergency traffic management.

All traffic caught within the closure was released.

There were delays of 45 minutes above usual journey times reported on the A14 westbound approaching Newmarket.

The road was completely reopened by 11pm after Cambridgeshire Constabulary completed the collision investigation work at the scene and the vehicles involved were recovered.