Busy A-road through Derbyshire town reopens after crash – with two people hospitalised

Derbyshire Police were called to reports of a collision along the A6 Bakewell Road at around 2.00pm today – with a car found on its side along the route.

A man and a woman were inside the vehicle and were transported from the scene of the accident to Chesterfield Royal Hospital – but their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

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Officers were forced to close the A6 between the Arc Leisure Centre and the A615. Drivers were urged to avoid the area – but the route has since reopened.