Traffic chaos as police close major Sheffield to Chesterfield route at rush hour

Emergency services have closed a major Sheffield route this morning.

Eye witnesses have described a police car sealing off the entrance to the A61 Chesterfield bypass at the Bowshaw roundabout.

Derbyshire Constabulary confirmed that the road had been closed from Bowshaw roundabout.

A spokesman said it was due to a spillage of plasterboard onto the carriageway, and a team from the local authority had been called to clear it.

The road, near Batemoor, is a popular route to the M1 among many motorists in the city.

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