The Newport Chronicle reports that one lane has been shut on the A40 near Monmouth Traffic lights in the eastbound direction following a collision.

A live update thread began with the alert that one lane on the A40 at Monmouth Traffic lights heading eastbound had been closed because of a crash. Further updates would follow.

One lane was blocked on the A40 at Monmouth Traffic lights travelling eastbound due to a collision, with emergency services attending and queuing traffic reported in the vicinity.

Images showed the queue of standing traffic at Monmouth traffic lights on the A40 and additional congestion at Gibraltar Tunnel North.

Travel conditions remained difficult in the locality with significant queuing persisting. According to the AA, eastbound travel times on the A40 had grown to ten minutes with vehicles averaging just five miles per hour.

Further images captured the queue from Gibraltar Tunnel North and other congestion in the area.

The lane closure on the A40 at Monmouth Traffic lights travelling eastbound was later marked as cleared. The AA indicated the incident had cleared although some residual queuing continued.

With the congestion eased and the road fully reopened, the update thread was concluded. Readers were thanked for following and wished an enjoyable evening.