A6 re-opens following second traffic incident within days

By Alasdair Perry 2nd Nov 2026

Local News by Alasdair Perry 2 minutes ago

Traffic is moving again along the A6 between the Blossoms pub and Aquinas College, after it closed temporarily following a road traffic collision (Image - Nub News)

The A6 has re-opened after having been closed this afternoon (Monday 2 November) due to a road traffic collision.

The collision occurred just before 3pm near the Blossoms pub.

A police cordon was set up shortly after between the pub and Aquinas College.

Emergency services are still at the scene as of 15.46pm, although traffic is now moving again along the road.

It's the second incident this stretch of the road has scene in a matter of days, after it was closed on Friday 30 October for most of the day due to a fatal collision between a bus and a pedestrian.

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