Here’s why there was standstill traffic for hours last night on a major road in and out of Northampton

Motorists travelling on the A45 near Brackmills, out of Northampton, reported they were in standstill traffic for hours on Tuesday from 5pm.

Today (Wednesday), Northamptonshire Police have confirmed what happened.

A police spokeswoman said: “We received a report of a multiple-vehicle road traffic collision, involving five vehicles, shortly after 4.45pm yesterday.

“The collision occurred on the eastbound carriageway of the A45, just after the Barnes Meadow Interchange.

“Due to vehicles requiring recovery, the carriageway was cleared and fully re-opened shortly after 7.10pm.”