A1 traffic near Great Ponton slow amid reports of second crash in nearby locations in a day

There has been another crash on the A1 near Great Ponton on Friday - the second in the same day.

Traffic maps are showing very slow traffic in the area and emergency services are in attendance.

AA traffic news said: “One lane closed and queueing traffic due to a crash on A1 Northbound at Heath Lane (Boothby Pagnell Turn Off).”

National Highways has reported heavy congestion on the A1 northbound between the junctions with the A151 and the A607.

The authority reports delays of 40 minutes in both directions.

The incident follows one at at 10:28am today (Friday July19) which caused delays for several hours.

The incident involved two cars and a van but saw no serious injuries.

More details as they are received.