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M62 debris: Cars hit metal plates on motorway M62 debris: Cars hit scrap metal on motorway
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About 20 cars were left with punctured tyres on the M62 in Merseyside after they ran over metal plates that had dropped off a lorry. Thirty cars were left with punctured tyres or damaged bodywork after they ran over scrap metal that had dropped off a lorry on the M62 in Merseyside.
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 06:20 BST. The Highways Agency said the incident had happened at about 06:20 BST.
Traffic officers put a rolling road block in place while their colleagues cleared the debris. Traffic officers put a rolling roadblock in place while their colleagues cleared the debris.
The area was said to be clear by 07:10 BST. The area was said to be clear by 08:40 BST.
A Highways Agency spokesman said: "We started taking calls at about 06:20 this morning, with some drivers saying they were stuck on the hard shoulder because they had gone over some metal. A Highways Agency spokesman said jagged pieces of steel had fallen from the lorry, which had not yet been identified.
"Traffic officers sent to the scene discovered there had been a shed load of metal plates which had fallen to the ground. Struck the roof
"A lorry driver later said he had seen the plates fall from a HGV onto the carriageway." Some drivers had damaged their vehicles as they collided with the scrap at high speed.
One driver reported that metal had struck the roof of his car.
The spokesman said: "We started taking calls at about 6:20 this morning, with some drivers saying they were stuck on the hard shoulder because they had gone over some metal.
"Traffic officers sent to the scene discovered there had been a shed load of metal which had fallen to the ground.
"A lorry driver later said he had seen the scrap fall from an HGV on to the carriageway."
Traffic on the Manchester-bound carriageway is now running as normal.Traffic on the Manchester-bound carriageway is now running as normal.