The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
RoadA36
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionBoth directions
Started15:16, 15 Aug 2026
Cleared06:31, 16 Aug 2026
Incident timeline
First report
The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 39 minutes. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 19m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 54m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 29m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 9m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 44m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 19m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 54m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 29m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 4m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 39m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 14m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 7h 49m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 24m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 8h 59m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 34m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 9m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 44m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 19m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 54m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 29m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
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⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 4m. Monitoring continues.
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The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 39m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 14m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 14h 49m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Update
✅ Incident cleared — A36 reopened at 06:31 on 16 Aug 2026. Total disruption: 15h 14m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
The A36 in Wiltshire is closed in both directions between A303 (Deptford) and B390 (Knook) due to a serious collision involving two cars which occurred shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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