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The A46 has been closed both ways between the M4 junction 18 and the A420 at Cold Ashton

Author: Oliver MorganPublished 28th Nov 2025

A crash involving a car and a motorbike has closed part of the A46, just north of Bath this morning (28/11).

The road remains blocked just south of junction 18 of the M4.

In a statement, Avon and Somerset Police said: "At 3.46am we received a report of a collision involving a car and a motorbike on the A46, near the transport depot, just south of junction 18 of the M4.

"Emergency services attended and ambulance crews treated both drivers at the scene.

"The car driver sustained minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment while the motorcyclist was taken to hospital with injuries that are neither believed to be life-threatening nor life-changing.

"The road remains closed while the road is cleared of debris."

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