DRAMATIC PHOTO: A617 crash latest

'˜All occupants' involved in a collision on the A617 close to junction 29 of the M1 motorway have escaped serious injury.
Crash on the A617 near Temple Normanton. PHOTO: Derbyshire Roads Police, TwitterCrash on the A617 near Temple Normanton. PHOTO: Derbyshire Roads Police, Twitter
Crash on the A617 near Temple Normanton. PHOTO: Derbyshire Roads Police, Twitter

Derbyshire Roads Police tweeted shortly before 5pm that its units were attending a multi-vehicle collision on the eastbound carriageway between Temple Normanton and the motorway.

The carriageway was closed to motorists travelling towards the M1, with traffic diverted at Temple Normanton.

Officers later tweeted that ‘all occupants’ involved in the collision were ‘ok’ and that they were attempting to open a lane for traffic.