TWO lanes of the A66 near Middlesbrough were closed after an accident involved a car and a lorry this morning.

The incident occured on the A66 Westbound between A178 North Road / B1272 (Hartington Interchange) and A1032 Tees Newport Bridge Approach Road / B6541 Newport Road (Cannon Park Interchange).

Motorists leaving Middlesbrough towards the Tees Flyover experienced delays but the accident has now been cleared and traffic has returned to normal.