Police close busy A-road between Chesterfield and Dronfield to recover car involved in horror crash

A major route between Chesterfield and Dronfield was closed yesterday – with police recovering a crashed vehicle.
By Tom Hardwick
Published 13th Aug 2022, 10:41 BST
Updated 13th Aug 2022, 10:41 BST
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On Friday, August 12, Derbyshire Police closed the southbound carriageway of the A61 Dronfield Bypass at Bowshaw.

The Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit later revealed that this was to allow for the recovery of a luxury car which had crashed a few days previously.

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In a tweet, the DRPU said that the driver had a “very lucky escape” – missing trees and fence posts before landing 50 feet off the carriageway.

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After around 90 minutes, the car had been removed and the route was reopened.