Overview
- The A346 between Cadley and Marlborough was shut for urgent carriageway patching from 9:30am to 3pm on Friday, with a notice allowing up to five days if needed.
- Andrew McQueen hit a clustered pothole on February 22 while driving with his 10-year-old daughter, ripping off the front wheel of his Aston Martin and causing major mechanical damage.
- Both occupants escaped without serious injury as the car lost brakes and scraped its engine along the road, and the vehicle is likely to be written off.
- The driver described multiple craters over several hundred yards that were effectively unavoidable even at reduced speed.
- Cllr Martin Smith apologized, said the incident had not been reported to the council, confirmed emergency works, and urged defect reports via the MyWilts app or website.