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M62 shut as lorry overturns and sheds salmon load | M62 shut as lorry overturns and sheds salmon load |
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A lorry carrying 10 tonnes of frozen salmon has overturned shedding some of the fish on the M62 in East Yorkshire. | |
The accident happened in the early hours and the eastbound section of the motorway has been closed between junctions 34 and 35. | The accident happened in the early hours and the eastbound section of the motorway has been closed between junctions 34 and 35. |
Humberside Police said the 44-tonne refrigerated lorry was blocking the carriageway and some of its load had spilled on to the westbound section. | |
Officers said the section of road was expected to stay closed for some time. | |
The 47-year-old male lorry driver suffered head injuries. | |
He was treated at the scene by paramedics and his injuries are not thought to be serious. |