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A serious accident closes the Exmoor road for hours

The Devon-Somerset border road has been closed for several hours after a serious accident. B3223 near Hillsford has been closed since 3pm today.

The collision reportedly affected a motorcycle. The Inrix Road and Traffic Monitoring website reports: “B3223 closed due to accident investigation work between A39 Watersmeet Road (Hillsford) and Simonsbath (Simonsbath). After a serious motorcycle accident on Sunday afternoon (24/04). “

A Linton police spokesman said: “The road is closed due to a road collision on Somerset’s side at Brendon Gate 2, B3223 is currently closed to traffic to Simmonsbat via Brendon Common and will be for some time. Access to Simmonsbat via Challacombe Only. “

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