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A11 reopens after two-hour closure following blaze

Tina Hodgson A woman with pink hair holds a phone to her face and stands next to a man next to a white van in a rainy carriageway as they look at plumes of grey smoke rising from a back car.Tina Hodgson
Police said they were called to the scene at about 08:30 following a crash between two vehicles on the A11

A stretch of a major road has reopened following a car fire which caused long delays for motorists.

The A11 southbound was shut between the Thickthorn roundabout on the outskirts of Norwich and the B1135 Wymondham junction following the fire and a two-vehicle crash at about 08:30 GMT.

Norfolk Police said the road reopened at 10:35 and a spokesperson said there were "no reports of any serious injuries".

The East of England Ambulance Service said it sent an ambulance to the crash but did not need to take any casualties to hospital.

Fire crews from Earlham and Carrow stations in Norwich had been sent to deal with the crash and resulting blaze.

The road closure resulted in long traffic delays in the area and on the westbound A47 at Thickthorn.

Plumes of dense smoke could be seen to be rising from the scene.

A vehicle that had broken down in the area and needed to be moved off the carriageway had also hampered the situation, police said.

National Highways said it had sent teams to the scene and urged drivers to allow extra time for their journeys.

It has set up a diversion from the Thickthorn roundabout through the B1172 at Hethersett, with motorists told to rejoin the A11 at Tuttles Lane interchange.

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