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A36 Severe Cleared

A36 | Wiltshire | Road Closure | Expect Delays

20 Jul 2026, 14:00 Wiltshire 89 views

Incident Details

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

A36
Severe
Cleared
14:00, 20 Jul 2026
20:10, 20 Jul 2026

📜 Incident timeline

· First report

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

· Update

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 35 minutes. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 1h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 2h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 5m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 40m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 15m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 4h 50m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 5h 25m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 6h 0m. Monitoring continues.

· Update

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

· Update

✅ Incident cleared — A36 reopened at 20:10 on 20 Jul 2026. Total disruption: 6h 10m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.

· Final update

The A36 in Wiltshire is closed southbound between the A303 (Deptford) and the A350 (Warminster) due to a collision involving two vehicles which has resulted in a large oil spillage.

Wording as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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