ONE person has died following a crash between a car and a tractor near Warminster this afternoon.

Police closed off the stretch of the A350 between the Cley Hill and Granada roundabouts at just before 4pm after the collision.

The road closure caused traffic chaos, with the A36 closed in both directions and congestion building up on surrounding roads.

Details of the victim have not yet been released, and police have now started an inquiry into the circumstances of the incident.