East Yorkshire motorway closed after skip falls off lorry

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Image caption, The incident happened near junction 38 on the M62 in East Yorkhire

Part of a motorway has been closed after a waste skip fell off the back of a lorry, National Highways said.

Two lanes on the westbound carriageway of the M62 in East Yorkshire have been shut between junction 38 near North Cave and junction 37 at Howden.

National Highways said they were called to the incident at 07:34 GMT on Wednesday.

The agency added there was an almost two-mile (3km) queue of traffic and recovery services were at the scene.

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