Oil spill from broken down lorry shuts main route
A broken down lorry has leaked oil onto the carriageway near Charmouth
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A section of a major route in Dorset was closed after a broken down lorry leaked oil across the carriageway.
The A35 was shut in both directions between the A3052 near Charmouth and the B3165 near Raymond's Hill.
National Highways said a specialist team was sent to the stretch of road to clear the "significant" spill.
The road reopened bothways shortly after 08:00 BST.
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