What happened
The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
RoadA14
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionWestbound
Started18:14, 21 Jul 2026
Cleared06:05, 22 Jul 2026
Incident timeline
First report
The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 36 minutes. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 11m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 46m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 21m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 56m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 31m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 6m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 41m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 16m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 51m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 26m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 1m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 36m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 16m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 56m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 31m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 6m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 41m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 21m. Monitoring continues.
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The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
Update
✅ Incident cleared — A14 reopened at 06:05 on 22 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 11h 51m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
The A14 in Northamptonshire is closed westbound between Junction 3 (Rothwell) and Junction 2 (Kelmarsh) due to a van fire
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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