Major Yorkshire motorway CLOSED due to accident and shed load

A moajor Yorkshire motorway is closed this morning after an accident forced a vehicle to shed its load.
A1(M) PIC: GoogleA1(M) PIC: Google
A1(M) PIC: Google

The A1(M) is currently closed from junction 50 for the A61 to junction 51 for Leeming Bar with heavy traffic and congestion reported around the area.

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The road was closed at around 6.10am on Wednesday and although the traffic has now been released, it is thought the hard shoulder is being used as a live lane.

The accident on the northbound carriageway was reported at around 5.40am.

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