A major road in Merseyside was closed for more than eight hours after tanker overturned following a crash.
A large gas tanker crashed on East Lancashire Road between Haydock and St Helens at around 4.15pm on Monday, August 29. After the tanker crashed into the central reservation it overturned and covered all three lanes of traffic heading towards Haydock.
Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, the North West Ambulance Service and an air ambulance all attended the scene. The road was closed for more than eight hours on Monday and reopened at 12.29am on Tuesday.
