A5 near Oswestry open as normal after milk tanker overturned

The road was closed on the A5/A483 between Mile End and Whittington after a milk taker overturned - spilling gallons of milk across the highway which took hours to clear.

The tanker overturned close to the Whittington side of the ‘dumb-bell’ roundabout system and the new, unopened bridge that will join both sides of the major road.

Multiple Shropshire Fire and Rescue crews were called from Ellesmere, Oswestry, Tweedale and Wellington after the tanker overturned at 6pm yesterday evening (July 26).

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Teams from the Environment Agency, the Highways Agency and the Police were also at the scene.

Fire Crews used Environment Agency equipment to prevent milk entering the water way.

The road did not reopen until 1am this morning

A spokesperson for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 6.06pm on Friday, July, 26, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service Fire Control received a call reporting that a Road Traffic Collision had taken place.

“Four fire appliances including the Environmental Protection Unit and the Rescue Tender were mobilised from Ellesmere, Oswestry, Tweedale and Wellington. An Operations officer was in attendance.

“Reports of a milk tanker on its side crews used Environment Agency equipment to prevent milk entering the water way, incident left in care of Police, Recovery, Highways and the Environment Agency.”