Update: The A38 is now open.
The A38 is currently closed in both directions between B3416 and A374 due to a broken down tanker which has a gas leak.
Traffic is building up around the area due to the ongoing incident.
REMINDER – The #A38 remains closed in both directions between B3416 and #A374 near #Plymouth #MarshMills due to a tanker that has broken down. @DC_Police are at scene. Please use the #A30 if travelling to #Cornwall, updates to follow pic.twitter.com/2ag3Hev8eE
— Highways England (@HighwaysSWEST) July 30, 2018
Posting on Twitter, Devon and Cornwall police advised nearby residents in Wolverwood to remain indoors:
“Police are requesting that residents in Wolverwood Lane stay inside their properties whilst specialists attend the scene of a gas leak on a tanker on the A38 Plymouth. This request is a precautionary measure.”
Police are requesting that residents in Wolverwood Lane stay inside their properties whilst specialists attend the scene of a gas leak on a tanker on the A38 #Plymouth. This request is a precautionary measure.
— DevonCornwall Police (@DC_Police) July 30, 2018
The road is expected to be closed for sometime whilst the incident is dealt with.
We will bring you more details as we get them.
A38 Marsh Mills to Deep Lane closed both directions due to tanker gas leak. Area gridlocked.
— Peter Thurley (@peterthurley) July 30, 2018
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