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Commuters are going through a morning of distress as a critical crash has pressured the closure of a significant dual-carriageway, inflicting prolonged delays.

In the early hours of the morning, emergency companies raced to the scene on the A1 northbound close to Claypole, Lincolnshire. The highway stays shut between Barrowby, which is close to Grantham, and Balderton, a number of miles north.

The affected stretch of the A1 is an important commuter route for these working in Lincoln, round 30 miles away, and Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. The closure is anticipated to trigger important disruption for these motorists.

A diversion has been put in place for affected commuters, however the detour by means of the fringes of Nottinghamshire will add appreciable time to journeys this morning, with delays seeming unavoidable.

According to the Highways Agency, Lincolnshire Police and different emergency companies are nonetheless on the scene of the crash, working to clear the highway and examine the incident.