Two people were taken to hospital this morning after a crash which blocked an exit road from the Broughton shopping park in Flintshire.<\/p>\n
Emergency services were alerted before 9am on Tuesday following reports of a two-vehicle collision on a slip-road leading to the eastbound A55 towards Chester.<\/p>\n
The road was blocked for five hours before finally reopening at 1.50pm.<\/p>\n
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Motorists were asked to take alternative routes where possible.<\/p>\n
AA Roadwatch reported traffic in the area was coping well as eastbound motorists sought other routes through Sealand and Bretton.<\/p>\n
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) sent two two crews from Deeside to the scene of the crash, just a few hundred metres from the Wales-England border.<\/p>\n
The Welsh Ambulance Service said it was called to the incident at 8.45am.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson said: We sent two emergency ambulances to the scene.<\/p>\n
Two people were conveyed to the Countess of Chester Hospital.<\/p>\n
In a post on social media, North Wales Police thanked motorists for people for their forebearance.<\/p>\n
They said: Thank you for your patience whilst we dealt with the incident.<\/p>\n
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