[Delays on the A55 westbound between Holywell and Mold due to a crash]

LIVE EVENT ENDEDLast updated 10th August 2026

Multi-vehicle A55 crash caused major delays

The westbound carriageway was partially blocked as a result of the collision

Delays on the A55 westbound between Holywell and Mold due to a crash(Image: Traffic Wales)

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Owen Evans Content Editor

Updated 11:35, 10 Aug 2026

A crash caused long delays on the A55. The incident, which reportedly involved around four vehicles, happened on the westbound carriageway between Halkyn and Holywell.

Traffic Wales said officers were on the way to the scene, and asked drivers to "proceed with care". Traffic monitoring software showed long delays building up in both directions.

The incident is now clear.

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Crash cleared

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10th Aug11:18 BST

Crash cleared

Traffic Wales has now confirmed the crash has been cleared.

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Owen Evans

10th Aug11:03 BST

Image of delays

Here's an image showing the scale of delays around Pentre Halkyn at the moment.

[Delays on the A55 westbound between Holywell and Mold due to a crash]

Delays on the A55 westbound between Holywell and Mold due to a crash(Image: Traffic Wales)

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Owen Evans

10th Aug10:55 BST

Delays update

Delays are building on the westbound carriageway, with queues now stretching back to the junction for Mold.

Queues are also building through Alltami as drivers come off the A55 in order to try to avoid the delays.

Delays on the eastbound carriageway have eased.

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Owen Evans

10th Aug10:41 BST

Current delays

As can be seen from the image below, there are currently significant delays in both directions as a result of the crash.

[Delays on A55 following a crash]

Delays on A55 following a crash(Image: AA Traffic)

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Owen Evans

10th Aug10:35 BST

Traffic Wales

Here's what Traffic Wales have said so far about the crash:

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Owen Evans

10th Aug10:30 BST

A55 crash

Good morning. A "multi-vehicle" crash is causing long delays on the A55 this morning.

The crash has happened on the westbound carriageway, between Holywell and Halkyn. Traffic Wales said officers were on the way to the scene, and urged drivers to "proceed with care".

Long delays look to be building in both directions as a result of the crash.

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