A man in his 20s has died and three more have been rushed to hospital after a serious crash involving a car and a lorry on Mon morning (June 13). The incident occurred presently after 3am on the A40 Westway and connected to create traffic problems in the area until the afternoon. The road was closed for approximately 11 hours only re-opened at about ii.50 pm.

A spokesperson for the Met told MyLondon: "Police were chosen at 03.17am on Mon, 13 May to the A40, Westbourne Park following a route traffic collision involving a lorry and a automobile. Officers responded with LAS, London'due south Air Ambulance and LFB. A male in the machine, believed to be aged in his 20s, was treated at the scene. Despite the efforts of paramedics he was pronounced dead. His next of kin are aware.

"The driver was taken to hospital, where he remains. We expect an assessment of his condition. He had been arrested at the scene but was afterwards de-arrested. There have been no other arrests. Any witnesses or those with dash cam footage of the incident or events leading upward to information technology should call 101 ref CAD 788/13 Jun."

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Fundamental Events

Kat Pirnak

Footage shows emergency services on A40 Westway

Footage of the A40 Westway crash from earlier this morn has surfaced showing several ambulances at the scene on both sides of the road. A man in his 20s sadly died and 3 others were taken to hospital.

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A40 Westway fully re-opened

Afterwards approxiamtely xi hours, the A40 Westway has at present re-opened fully in both directions. Traffic is gradually returning to normal levels on the road into town between A3220 West Cross Route and A501 Marylebone Flyover.

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Driver remains in hospital

Police have told MyLondon that the driver was taken to hospital, where he remains. His status is not yet known. The driver had been arrested at the scene just was after de-arrested. There have been no other arrests.

Any witnesses or those with dash cam footage of the incident or events leading up to it should call 101 ref CAD 788/thirteen Jun.

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Man, 20s, died at the scene afterwards lorry and motorcar collided

Police accept confirmed to MyLondon that a human being in his 20s died at the scene following a collision involving a car and a lorry. A spokesperson for the Met said:

Police were chosen at 3.17am today to the A40, Westbourne Park following a route traffic collision involving a lorry and a car. A male in the car, believed to be anile in his 20s, was treated at the scene but despite the efforts of paramedics he was pronounced dead. His next of kin are enlightened.

Kat Pirnak

What we know so far

  • An accident occurred shortly after 3 am today on the A40 Westway

  • One person has died and three more than have been rushed to hospital

  • The road was closed in both directions only has since re-opened westbound

  • There is currently congestion to Wood Lane and the Due west Cross Road, with queues through Shepherds Bush-league and Holland Park.

  • There is also heavy traffic on the A4 Hammersmith Flyover

Kat Pirnak

Drivers advised to avoid expanse

Drivers have been advised to avert the A40 Westway eastbound. TfL have put out an alert instructing commuters to "employ another route" because the Holland Park Roundabout is congested on all approaches and there is also congestion on Shepherds Bush-league due to the "sheer weight of traffic."

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Route partially re-opens

The A40 Westway has now re-opened westbound but remains shut eastbound into town. There are withal long delays and congestion to Savoy Circus, queueing on Wood Lane and the West Cross Route into Shepherds Bush-league, which is particularly heavy. There is as well more traffic than usual through Harlesden and Hammersmith.

Kat Pirnak

A40 Westway has now been shut for viii hours

The incident has been ongoing since three.45am, significant the A40 Westway has now been shut for eight hours due to accident investigation piece of work, which has caused astringent delays.

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One expressionless and 3 taken to hospital

London Ambulance Service (LAS) has confirmed that a person has sadly died and iii more remain in infirmary following the crash.

The road remains shut.

A spokesperson told MyLondon:

We were called at iii.23am today to reports of a road traffic collision on the A40, Kensington. We sent 3 ambulance crews, an incident response officeholder, an advanced paramedic practitioner, and an incident response officer.

Sadly, despite the best efforts of our medics, one person died at the scene. A further iii patients were taken to hospital.

Alya Zayed

A40 Westway however shut

The A40 Westway is even so shut in both directions as of 11am, with long delays due to accident investigation work between A3220 Due west Cross Route (Northern Roundabout, White Metropolis) and A501 Marylebone Flyover (Paddington Sideslip, Paddington).

There is congestion to Savoy Circus (East Acton), queueing on Forest Lane and the West Cross Route into Shepherds Bush, which is specially heavy, and extra traffic through Harlesden and Hammersmith.

This has been ongoing since iii.45am, meaning the road has been close for over seven hours.

Kat Pirnak

'Extremely heavy' traffic increasing

At that place are at present long delays due to accident investigation work between A3220 West Cross Route and A501 Marylebone Flyover.

There is congestion to Gypsy Corner (Acton), heavy through Harlesden and Maida Loma, and extremely heavy through Shepherds Bush (dorsum along Wood Lane and the West Cantankerous Route). At that place is also extra traffic on the M4 and A4 via Hammersmith.

Kat Pirnak

Queueing traffic on Westway

There is now queueing traffic on the A40 Westway, which remains closed in both directions post-obit the collision. Inrix has reported congestion to Gypsy Corner (Acton) eastbound, queueing s downward the West Cross Route to Shepherds Bush, and east through The netherlands Park.

Kat Pirnak

Road remains closed

The A40 Westway remains airtight in both directions. There is currently congestion to Savoy Circus, heading into London, and extra traffic via Holland Park.

Kat Pirnak

Heavy traffic in surrounding area

Traffic is now slow on arroyo on the A40 eastbound with tailbacks building towards Savoy Circus, co-ordinate to Jambuster. Drivers are using diverse routes to the Northern Roundabout. The area is congested and delays are likely.

Kat Pirnak

CCTV footage shows deserted road

Transport for London (TfL) CCTV footage from vi.31 am this forenoon shows a completely empty A40 Westway following the collision. The road remains closed in both directions.

Kat Pirnak

Which roads are closed?

The A40 Westway has been airtight in both directions, according to alive traffic website Inrix. The length of the closure spans approximately 2.5 miles.

Kat Pirnak

Where the incident happened

The accident happened between the A3220 West Cross Route (Northern Roundabout, White Metropolis) and the A501 Marylebone Flyover (Paddington Skid, Paddington).

Kat Pirnak

What we know so far

  • The A40 Westway has been shut post-obit an accident forth a 2.five mile stretch.
  • The collision occurred at approximately 3.35am this morning.
  • Information technology happened between between the A3220 Westward Cross Route (Northern Roundabout, White City) and the A501 Marylebone Flyover (Paddington Slip, Paddington).
  • The accident has been described as 'serious' by the Met Police and drivers have been advised to avert the area.

Kat Pirnak

Welcome to our live coverage

Welcome to MyLondon'southward live coverage of this incident. We will post all the latest updates here as we get them.