A major Derbyshire road is closed in one direction after an early-morning crash . The A61 Unstone-Dronfield Bypass northbound, which links Dronfield and Chesterfield , is closed following a crash first reported at around 5.46am on Thursday (October 9).

The incident was confirmed by Inrix, which says the road is closed from the B6057 Broombank Road to B6057 Sheffield Road (Bowshaw Roundabout). A statement from the traffic monitoring service reads: "The A61 Unstone-Dronfield Bypass northbound is closed from Broombank Road to Sheffield Road.

"This is due to an accident, which was first reported at around 5.45am." Traffic maps, provided by Google, show delays building in both Chesterfield and Dronfield as a result of the closure, with rat runs expected to be congested.

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