ALL lanes are now open on the A38.

The A38 was shut in both directions for at least six hours overnight on Sunday, after an electricity pole was brought down by a crash.

A spokesperson for National Highways said a single-vehicle collision yesterday afternoon shortly before 4pm resulted in an electricity pole being damaged and coming to rest across the carriageway near Buckfastleigh.

Western Power were on the scene and repairs took around six hours.

Shortly after 3am this morning National Highways tweeted: ‘All lane closures have been removed and the scene is clear.’