A CAR CRASH occurred earlier this afternoon which briefly led to congested traffic.

Police first reported that they were on the scene of a road traffic collision on Grane Road at the junction with Jackson Heights Road, outside the Grey Mare Inn, in Belthorn just before 3.10pm on Thursday August 19.

Officers had warned that heavy congestion was likely for the next few hours as emergency service workers cleared the road.

However, officers then announced around 20 minutes later, just before 3.30pm that both Grane Road and Jackson Heights Road had been cleared.

No injuries have been reported.