A DRIVER has been admitted to hospital today after an incident near Wells where two vehicles collided, causing the road to close down for several hours.

A large amount of traffic built up today on the A39 as a car collided with a lorry between Pen Hill and Old Bristol Road.

Police helped traffic flow through following the crash, with an air ambulance and other ambulances at the scene of the incident.

A representative from Avon and Somerset Police said: “Today there was a road traffic collision between a car and a lorry that happened at about 8.25am on A39 Bristol Hill, Wells.

“The car driver was taken to hospital with their injury not believed to be life-threatening.

“All roads reopened shortly before 1pm.”

You can read the live recap of the crash here: READ MORE

 

Among the people affected by the almost five-hour closure were parents and busses on their school run.

One school’s pupils in Wells would’ve missed almost the entire day today due to the collision near the city.

A spokesperson for The Blue School said: “As you are probably aware, the Stone Easton bus has been delayed this morning due to an accident on the A39.

"The children are all safe on the bus and a member of staff (who happened to be in the traffic queue) is with them.

"We are told they will be delayed by at least 90 minutes.

"We are asking them to stay on the bus until the road is cleared. We will meet them on their arrival at school and make sure all are fine."