Driver injured on A63 as lorry collides with two cars and overturns
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Emergency crews attended following the crash on Tuesday which closed a section of the A63 in East Yorkshire
A lorry driver has been taken to hospital following a collision on the A63 which saw the road closed for more than seven hours.
Humberside Police said the lorry had gone through the central reservation and collided with two cars before it tipped over and shed its load.
The crash happened at about 10:20 BST on Tuesday on the stretch of the road between North Cave and North Ferriby.
Two other people were treated at the scene for minor injuries, police said.
The road was closed in both directions for several hours between South Cave and Hessle due to the crash
National Highways tweeted shortly after 17:20 BST, external to say the road, which had been closed in both directions, had reopened.
However, it warned drivers to expect tailbacks of up to 1.5 miles.
The tipper truck crossed the carriageway and spilled its load of limestone, National Highways said
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