Six-vehicle crash on A55 causing gridlock into Chester

Heavy queues are reported on the A494

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Carmella de Lucia

08:56, 26 OCT 2017

An accident on the A55 is causing problems heading into Chester (Image: Ian Cooper)

A crash involving six vehicles is causing problems for motorists heading into Chester this morning.

The accident, which happened on the A55 eastbound at Aston Hill at around 7.55am is affecting traffic heading towards Sealand Road, our sister paper The Daily Post reports.

Traffic is believed to be backed up all the way to Mold and queues are roughly about three miles long.

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