A crash on St Peter's Bridge caused severe delays for motorists heading in and out of Burton earlier today.

The traffic and travel information website, Inrix, reported that the accident happened on the bridge, close to the Tesco superstore, at around 2pm this afternoon. The road was partially blocked while the incident is being dealt with and traffic was queueing through the town as a result.

St Peter's Bridge is currently the only way out of the town for those heading towards Swadlincote, as Burton Bridge is partially closed for repair works.

Bus company Midland Classic announced services had to be altered due to delays caused by the accident. The company also announced that bus services were facing 'severe' delays.

Check out our updates as we got them below.

Traffic seems to be clearing

Traffic in Burton seems to be clearing after the earlier accident, but the town is still busier than normal.

  • Share

Elsewhere on the roads...

There is heavy traffic on Guild Street between Horninglow Street and the Evershed roundabout.

Inrix reports travel time is six minutes

  • Share

Traffic on the bridge

  • Share

Traffic is moving on the bridge, but slowly

  • Share

Accident cleared but traffic is still heavy

Burton Mail reporter Ben Waldron is at the scene and says, while the accident seems to have been cleared, traffic is still heavy around the area.

Staffordshire Police have no record of a collision on the bridge.

  • Share

Crash could cause significant problems in Burton

St Peter’s Bridge is currently the only way out of the town for motorists heading to Swadlincote, as Burton Bridge is partially closed while repair works are carried out.

Read all about it here

  • Share

Google maps shows the volume of traffic in the town

Traffic is at a standstill
(Image: Google Maps)
  • Share

Traffic is queueing on the bridge

Traffic is queueing on St Peter's Bridge
  • Share

Midland Classic warns of delays

  • Share