A1(M) tanker crash: Motorway reopens after clean-up

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A1(M) tanker crash: Motorway reopens after clean-up
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Two lanes on both sides of the carriageway are open while one remains shut as work continues.

The A1 in West Yorkshire has reopened after being shut for more than 24 hours due to a crash involving a tanker carrying a hazardous substance.

Lanes had been closed northbound between junction 40 and junction 42 , and southbound between junctions 42 and 41, since Wednesday. Two lanes of both carriageways have now reopened after emergency barrier repairs and resurfacing work.Police had warned that hazardous material could be leaking from the vehicle

National Highways said the clean-up operation had been complicated by the substance spillage on the road and specialist teams had been involved.Follow BBC Yorkshire on

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