UPDATED 16.32
There has been an accident in Station Road. Shute End, Wellington Road, Station Link Road are ALL CLOSED to traffic. Barkham Road has just partially re-opened.
The railway crossing is CLOSED at this time.
We understand that a female pedestrian, believed to be in her twenties, has collided with a what we understand to be a container lorry. She has multiple life-threatening injuries and is now on her way to John Radcliffe hospital by road, ambulance crews are leaving the scene. At this stage, it is not known exactly how the accident happened.
As of 4pm, the police cordon is still in place and the lorry is on the scene.
A rapid response vehicle, two ambulance officers, and the air ambulance car has been sent to the scene.
Car crash #wokingham pic.twitter.com/uLXOYJDLMg
— Ross Brown (@RossBrown1_1) November 5, 2015
There are problems on the road as a result. Here is the latest from BBC Berkshire:
A321 Berkshire – A321 Station Road in Wokingham closed and queuing traffic in both directions between the A329 Shute End junction and the B3349 Station Road junction, because of an accident. Congestion on A329 eastbound to the Emmbrook Road junction and on A329 westbound to the Frog Hall Drive junction.
Buses are being diverted and pedestrians are also being turned away. A reader has contacted us to let us know that access to Wellington Road is for residents only at this time. Wokingham Borough Council has just tweeted that one road has partially reopened.
Police have opened Barkham Rd access for traffic to cross #woky station level crossing and turn left into Station Link Road…
— Wokingham Borough (@WokinghamBC) November 5, 2015
At least nine emergency vehicles are on site.
Officers are currently dealing with a serious RTC in Station Road, Wokingham involving a lorry and a pedestrian. Road is blocked, pls avoid
— TVP Wokingham (@TVP_Wokingham) November 5, 2015
RTC on Station Rd Wokingham.Leopard 3 diverting right into Molly Millers Lane, under two bridges u-turn at roundabout back same route.
— Reading Buses (@reading_buses) November 5, 2015
More on this as we get it.
