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M62 debris: Cars hit metal plates on motorway | M62 debris: Cars hit metal plates on motorway |
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About 20 cars were left with punctured tyres on the M62 in Merseyside after they apparently ran over metal plates that had dropped off a lorry. | |
The cars had to pull on to the hard shoulder of the eastbound carriageway between junction 6 for Tarbock Island and junction 7 for Rainhill Stoops. | The cars had to pull on to the hard shoulder of the eastbound carriageway between junction 6 for Tarbock Island and junction 7 for Rainhill Stoops. |
The Highways Agency said the incident happened at about 06:30 BST. | |
A road block was in place while traffic officers cleared the debris. | |
The area was said to be clear by 08:00 BST. |