Car flips over on 'greasy road' in affluent Leeds area

Officers have said a "greasy road and possibly a heavy right foot" could have caused a car to overturn in Leeds.

West Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Unit tweeted a picture of the silver vehicle flipped on its roof by the A1 in Boston Spa at around 3am this morning.

Credit: West Yorkshire Police.placeholder image
Credit: West Yorkshire Police.

Nobody was injured in the accident, police said.

The force tweeted: "Boston Spa, greasy road and possibly a heavy right foot. Nobody injured."

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