Police have revealed why a section of the A55 in Flintshire was closed for almost 11 hours yesterday (July 17). 

North Wales Police were called shortly before 12pm on Wednesday afternoon to a road traffic collision on the A55 near Northop

It was a single vehicle collision with an electricity pole on the J33A slip road. 

As a result the slip road was closed while emergency services attended. 

The road was reopened shortly before 11pm. 

A North Wales Police spokesperson said: "Shortly before 12pm on Wednesday, July 17th, we received a report of a single vehicle RTC, involving a large electricity pole on a slip road coming onto the A55 in Northop.

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"Officers attended to assist with a road closure whilst the electricity pole was made safe."

A Traffic Wales spokesperson added: "There was Road Traffic Collision on the adjacent Flintshire county network – a vehicle struck a electricity supply pole.

"The police requested a closure of J33a Brookside offslip whilst the vehicle was recovered and Scottish Power replaced the pole. The slip road was re-opened at 22:53hrs."