A370 closed for 17 hours after double-fatal crash – Bristol Live
frontpage ByTristan CorkChief ReporterUpdated17:47, 8 MAR 2026Bookmark The Long Ashton Bypass, the A370, closed on the morning of Sunday, March 8, after a serious RTC on Saturday night before 10.30pm.
The closure is pictured here at the southern end, at the junction with the B3130 at Flax Bourton, and extends to the edge of Bristol at the Gurney Roundabout, the junction with the A4174 South Bristol ring road (Image: Paul Gillis/Bristol Post)Two drivers have been confirmed to have died after a crash on the A370 which links Bristol to Weston-super-Mare yesterday (Saturday, March 7). The crash took place on the Long Ashton bypass between the roundabout junction with Colliters Way, the A4174 South Bristol Link Road, on the edge of Bristol and the B3130 turn-off for Nailsea at Flax Bourton. The road was closed for around 17 hours and was reopened this afternoon (Sunday, March 8).
Published: March 8, 2026 5:47 pm
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