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A36 Severe Cleared

A36 | Wiltshire | Road Closure | Expect Delays

15 Aug 2026, 15:16 Wiltshire 95 views

Incident Details

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.

A36
Severe
Cleared
15:16, 15 Aug 2026
06:31, 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.

· 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 2h 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.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 3h 9m. 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 3h 44m. 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 4h 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 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.

· 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 6h 4m. 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 6h 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 7h 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 7h 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

⏱ 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.

· 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 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.

· 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 44m. 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 11h 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 11h 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 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.

· Update

⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 13h 4m. 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 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 as published by National Highways, recorded as it changed.

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