This is the moment a lorry had to be LIFTED off the grass verge of a motorway in Leeds

This dramatic image shows the moment a lorry was lifted off a grass verge of a motorway in Leeds.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Aug 2018, 10:55 BST
Updated 31st Aug 2018, 12:01 BST

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The lorry is lifted from the embankment. PIC: Highways EnglandThe lorry is lifted from the embankment. PIC: Highways England
The lorry is lifted from the embankment. PIC: Highways England

The northbound exit ramp of the A1(M) at Bramham crossroads is currently closed after the lorry left the carriageway and lodged itself on the grass verge.

The closure was originally thought to be in place for two hours, but Highways England are now advising drivers that the 'complex' recovery could take longer than first thought.

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READ: Recovery operation which could take hours underway after lorry mounts motorway embankment in Leeds

The lorry is lifted from the embankment. PIC: Highways EnglandThe lorry is lifted from the embankment. PIC: Highways England
The lorry is lifted from the embankment. PIC: Highways England

They said: "UPDATE #A1M at #BramhamCrossroads J44 northbound exit.

"The process of moving the lorry begun at 10am and is proving to be a complex recovery.

"Therefore the closure will remain in place longer than anticipated."

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