A45 between Thrapston and Raunds re-opened after early morning closure after gaming equipment falls off lorry

A full closure of the A45 between Raunds and Thrapston has been lifted after an early-morning incident involving a lorry.

Northants Police attended the scene after a lorry shed its load of ‘gaming equipment’.

Both the the east and westbound carriageways were closed from the A14 junction to the B663 Ringstead-Raunds roundabout.

Highways England had warned drivers to avoid the area and follow diversions.

A spokesman for Northants Police said: “We received reports of gaming equipment in the carriageway shortly before 1.40am this morning (Monday, April 24). The road was closed between the McDonalds roundabout at Raunds and the A14.”