The crash is on the A1(M) (Image: North Yorkshire Police)
A CRASH that was causing major traffic jams on a motorway close to York has been cleared.
Two lanes of the A1(M) have been reopened after they were shut with congestion stretching back for seven miles to Boston Spa earlier this afternoon.
The collision took place on the southbound carriage at J43 M1 interchange.
A spokesperson for the AA at the time said: “Congestion to J45 (Boston Spa). Lanes five and six (Of six) are closed approaching the M1 interchange."
The crash is thought to have happened at around midday.
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