A van driver is understood to be recovering in hospital following a serious collision which prompted the closure of the A6 near Chinley on Friday evening (15 October). 

It's understood to have happened at around 4.25pm, with emergency services and Derbyshire County Council's highways team quickly on the scene. 

There were road closures in place for around three hours, resulting in congestion on roads in the surrounding areas. 

A spokesperson for Derbyshire Constabulary said a Ford Transit van came off the southbound carriageway between Chapel-en-le-Frith and Whaley Bridge, went into a ditch and hit a tree.

They said: "The road south was closed initially between the roundabout at the Fickle Mermaid pub and the roundabout at the junction of Buxton Road. The northbound carriageway was closed later to allow the air ambulance to land. At that time on a Friday evening, it caused significant traffic problems but the road fully reopened at around 7.30pm.

"The driver, thought to be in his 30s, was taken to hospital in Sheffield and the last update we received indicated that his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.

“We will speak to him to understand what happened when he is well enough. Quite a few witnesses stopped at the scene, but anyone who saw the incident occur and was unable to stop can contact the roads policing unit by calling 101 or sending a private message via our website, Facebook or Twitter, quoting incident reference 21*601278." 

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