Major city road reopens after lorry crash fuel spill

Bus services were affected after a number of stops were cordoned off

Traffic and bus services in Nottingham were diverted after 50 litres (11 gallons) of diesel spilt on to a major city centre road.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) said a lorry crash caused the spillage in Upper Parliament Street shortly before 15:00 BST on Tuesday.

While pavements were still open to pedestrians as firefighters attended, the road was closed until shortly after 18:00.

A number of Nottingham City Transport and Trent Barton services had to be diverted.

In a statement, NFRS said: "We received a report a HGV had been in collision with road furniture and this caused a diesel fuel spill of about 50 litres (11 gallons) on to Upper Parliament Street."

Firefighters from London Road and Stockhill stations made the scene safe and prevented the fuel entering the water system.

Part of the same road was closed for a month earlier this year after part of a sewer collapsed underneath.