Good afternoon and welcome to this live blog. There are huge delays on the A34 on the border with Oxfordshire after a crash involving two cars blocked the road.

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A crash on the A34 northbound just before East Ilsley in West Berkshire has caused long delays on the major A-road, where one lane remains closed.

Map of crash and traffic

This AA Traffic News map shows the site of the crash, between the Beedon turn off and East Ilsley, and the resulting long queue of traffic.

(Image: NQ)

Emergency services on scene

Emergency services are on the scene of the ‘serious’ road traffic collision after the M4 junction.

One lane remains closed on the A34 northbound.

National Highways alert

Lane 2 (of 2) remains closed on the northbound between the and (#EastIlsley) following a road traffic collision. Emergency services remain on scene and recovery has been arranged. Delays are in excess of 30 minutes with 5 miles of congestion on the approach. pic.twitter.com/u0NaynBjtJ

‘Severe delays’

AA Traffic News is reporting ‘severe delays’ of 45 minutes on the northbound stretch of the road between Chieveley and East Ilsley.

The average speed is five miles per hour; National Highways adds that the congestion stretches for five miles.

All lanes have reopened on the northbound between the and (#EastIlsley) following a road traffic collision. There are minimal delays on the approach. Have a safe onward journey. pic.twitter.com/wXdeDhpgeV

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All lanes have now reopened on the A34 northbound after Chieveley and there are minimal residual delays.

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