Live updates after crash 'between lorry and car' on A63 Pontefract Lane
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According to AA the road is "partially blocked due to accident, a car and a lorry involved on A63 Pontefract Lane Westbound near Thornes Farm Way. Traffic is coping well."
A Leeds City Council Twitter account said it happened "on the westbound A63 East Leeds Link Road by the roundabout with Thornes Farm Way in Cross Green."
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The daily infection rate has remained stable, falling slightly to 43.9 new cases per 100,000 people (from 45.8).
But that’s still significantly higher than the average rate in England, which stands at 24.5.
Leeds City Council’s chief executive Tom Riordan tweeted that 50 per cent of Leeds adults have now been vaccinated, with the over 60s case rate down to 13.
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