Live: Crash shuts A53 for hours


One of North Staffordshire’s most-accident plagued roads remains shut. The A53 has been shut through Whitmore following a crash.

It has been closed since 6.29pm tonight.




Traffic monitoring system Inrix states: “The A53 is closed in both directions due to accident investigation work between Three Mile Lane, in Whitmore, and Common Lane, in Baldwins Gate.”

StokeonTrentLive has approached Staffordshire Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service for statements following tonight’s collision. Any witnesses can call the police on 101.

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