UPDATE: 4am: The westbound carriageway has reopened, however Highways England confirms the inside lane is stilled closed for "safety inspections".
Update. #A303 Westbound. Road has reopened. Lane 1 however remains closed for further safety inspections. Please take care on approach.
— Highways England (@HighwaysSWEST) September 11, 2019
UPDATE 7pm: Highways England say the westbound carriageway will be closed for the 'foreseeable future'.
UPDATE 4.40pm: The eastbound carriageway has now reopened. Westbound still shut.
COMMUTERS are being warned to look for alternative routes home after a crash involving two lorries has closed a major road.
Highways England has confirmed that the both directions of the A303 are shut near the junction for the countess roundabout following the incident at just after 3pm this afternoon.
An air ambulance has been called.
A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: "SWASFT was called at just before 3.15pm to the A303 Amesbury after a road traffic collision involving two lorries.
"We have sent several resources to the scene and are treating one male patient on scene."
UPDATE: @wiltshirepolice have closed the #A303 Eastbound for the time being while an Air Ambulance lands to take a casualty away to hospital.
— Highways England (@HighwaysSWEST) September 10, 2019
Traffic is being diverted off the road and onto London Road in Amesbury.
UPDATE: The #A303 Westbound will be closed for the foreseeable future whilst the emergency serices deal with the collision. Please consider alternative routes or if your journey in this area is essential to you or not.
— Highways England (@HighwaysSWEST) September 10, 2019
It is understood cars trapped within the closure area are being given help turning around by Wiltshire Police.
We are currently dealing with an RTC involving 2 LGV's on the A303 westbound to #Amesbury just off the Countess roundabout. The road is closed to please avoid the area Crews from @DWFire and @Hants_fire attendance along with @WiltsAirAmbu and @swasFT pic.twitter.com/Qx0BPoniRc
— Dorset&Wiltshire FRS (@DWFireRescue) September 10, 2019
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