LORRY FIRE: An exit slip road of the A1(M) at Junction 50 is closed following a lorry fire. Picture: Ben Cairns, North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, Harrogate and Craven Group Manager
A LORRY fire forced the closure of an A1(M) slip road.
The A1(M) northbound exit slip road at Junction 50, A61 (Ripon), was closed due to the lorry trailer catching fire.
The lorry had been carrying flooring products, a spokesman for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said.
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