Man airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following collision on A55 near Broughton

Traffic Wales has said the Westbound A55 from junction 36a to junction 36 remains closed and a diversion is in place.

**Update 14:05

⛔️Closure remains in place on the #A55 Westbound from J36a to J36, due to an ongoing incident.⛔️

Please see below for diversion route.👇 https://t.co/vId3CYpCaS pic.twitter.com/xE7PFvbDK3

— Traffic Wales North & Mid #KeepWalesSafe (@TrafficWalesN) March 4, 2021

Update from the Welsh Ambulance Service, a spokesperson said: “We were called today, Thursday 04 February at 12.19pm to reports of a two vehicle road traffic collision on a slip road of the A55 at Broughton. We attended scene with one rapid response vehicle, two emergency ambulances and the Wales Air Ambulance. We remain on-scene as of 1.40pm”

**Update 13:35

⛔️Closure in place on the #A55 Westbound from J36a Broughton Retail Park to J36 Broughton.⛔️

Thank you for your patience. #TrafficWalesUpdates https://t.co/Zf06ULpkNL pic.twitter.com/4ib60Xjs4N

— Traffic Wales North & Mid #KeepWalesSafe (@TrafficWalesN) March 4, 2021

North Wales Police has said, “A55 Westbound Closed from Junction 35a Broughton to 33b Buckley due to a serious RTC.

Please avoid the area until further notice and use alternative routes. The road will remain closed for some time.”

It’s reported the collision involves a van and lorry.

Map shows location of the road closure.

Earlier report: An Air Ambulance has landed close to the A55 in Broughton following reports of a collision.

Traffic Wales initially said one lane was closed  Westbound J38 Posthouse (A483)- J36 Broughton. Lane with “Police and emergency services en route.”

They have since tweeted there is a full closure on the Westbound side.

**Update 12:35

⛔️#A55 Westbound J38 Posthouse to J36 Broughton now CLOSED due to collision.⛔️#TrafficWalesAlerts https://t.co/AQDkDiatSy

— Traffic Wales North & Mid #KeepWalesSafe (@TrafficWalesN) March 4, 2021