Person taken to hospital after collision closes A24 at Washington for hours

Police confirmed that one person was taken to hospital after a collision which saw the A24 in Washington closed for around five hours last night.
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Police confirmed a collision took place on the A24 southbound near the Washington roundabout at 7.35pm yesterday (Friday, October 5).

Officers and a team from the ambulance service responded to the incident.

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One injured person was taken to hospital by ambulance, police confirmed.

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The road was closed 'for a substantial amount of time' and was reopened at 12.45am today, said police.

A witness who was caught in the traffic caused by the incident said there were 'loads of police and at least one ambulance'.

"The road was closed, I was stuck in the jam, all the cars turned off engines and people got out and were just chatting for an hour," she said.

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"At 9pm police told us the road would remain closed and we had to drive back the wrong way up the a24 to the hole street junction and divert through Wiston."

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Police asked anyone with information to call 101 quoting Operation Glandore.