A165 crash shuts part of road near Skirlaugh Garden Centre

Police have urged motorists to avoid the area following a crash on the A165 at Skirlaugh. In a tweet, Humberside Police said: “Drivers please avoid the area of the A165 between Crab Tree Lane and Whitecross. The road is closed whilst we deal with an ongoing road traffic incident.

Thank you for your patience.” The traffic reporting service Inrix said traffic was slow in the Hull direction. In an update at 5:50pm it said: “A165 Hull Road Northbound partially blocked, very slow traffic due to accident from Crab Tree Lane to Swine Road.

“The southbound carriageway into Hull is very slow but passable with care.”

It is not yet known if anyone has been hurt in the incident.

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