Northamptonshire Police is leading this incident and they currently have both carriageways blocked while accident investigations are ongoing and an air ambulance attends the scene.
There are currently delays in excess of 30 minutes and Highways Agency is advising motorists to find an alternative routes, particularly those attending the Olympic football event at the City of Coventry Stadium this evening who are travelling on the A14
The Agency is working alongside the Police to help manage traffic at the scene.
The Highways Agency's Regional Control Centre at in Nottingham, as well as the Highways Agency's National Traffic Operations Centre in Birmingham have set electronic signs across the motorway network to warn drivers of the delays
Drivers on the A14 westbound are urged to stay in their vehicles and to heed advice on electronic message boards.
The Highways Agency provides live traffic information via its website www.highways.gov.uk/traffic <http://www.highways.gov.uk/traffic> , local and national radio travel bulletins, electronic road signs and mobile platforms, such as the iPhone. Local Twitter services are also available at @HAtraffic_emids .
Providing they can do so safely, road users can also call the Highways Agency Information Line (0300 123 5000) to keep up to date with road conditions.
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Notes to Editors
Issued by the Highways Agency. For further information please contact Jo Carroll on 0121 421 8867 or 07833 049 390. Media enquiries out of hours should be made to the Highways Agency National Press Office (24hrs) on 020 7081 7443.
1. The Highways Agency is an executive agency of the Department for Transport. We manage, maintain and improve England’s motorways and other strategic roads on behalf of the Secretary of State.
2. Real-time traffic information for England’s motorways and other strategic roads is available
- From the web at www.highways.gov.uk/traffic or www.highways.gov.uk/mobile if using a phone or mobile device.
- By phone from the Highways Agency Information Line on 0300 123 5000 at any time. (Calls to 0300 numbers will cost no more than 5p per minute from a standard BT residential landline. Call charges from other landlines and mobile networks may vary, but will be no more than a standard geographic call and will be included in all inclusive minutes and discount schemes). Make sure it’s safe and legal before you call. Before using any mobile, find a safe place to park. Never stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway except in an emergency.
- On an iPhone app which will automatically select the region you are in. Free to download from the iTunes store or search for Highways Agency on your device
- From Twitter – there are eight feeds with live traffic information provided by region. For information on roads in the East Midlands follow us at @HAtraffic_emids or for the full index visit www.highways.gov.uk/twitter.
3. Receive our national and regional press releases by RSS and get the latest headlines straight to your desktop the moment we publish them to our website. Choose to receive a national press feed or one of our regionalised feeds - go to www.highways.gov.uk/rssnews for more information.
Issued by the Highways Agency. For further information please contact Jo Carroll on 0121 421 8867 or 07833 049 390. Media enquiries out of hours should be made to the Highways Agency National Press Office (24hrs) on 020 7081 7443.