Three-vehicle smash closes A5 at start of bank holiday weekend
The A5 was shut for two hours at the start of the bank holiday weekend after a crash which saw one person take to hospital.
The road was closed in both directions near Chirk as a result of the collision, which happened at around 4.45pm and involved two lorries and a car.
One woman was injured in the crash and taken to Wrexham's Maelor Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The popular route was shut between Halton roundabout (Chirk McDonald's) and Gledrid roundabout (Moreton Park Garden Centre), with motorists being diverted through Chirk.
Traffic Wales described the incident as 'severe' and North Wales Police advised people to avoid the area.
Drivers heading to and from Oswestry, Wrexham and Llangollen were affected by delays of up to 50 minutes until the road was opened at around 6.50pm.
The single-carriageway stretch of the A5 is one of the busiest routes into North Shropshire and is regularly congested without bank holiday traffic.
