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The Easter getaway has begun

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Road cleared

Traffic has returned to normal on Street Lane - the accident site has been cleared.

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Police update - car crashed into traffic island

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said officers were called at 9.17am after a car collided with a traffic island at the junction of Street Lane and Talbot Gardens.

He said: “The female driver received slight injuries and was taken to hospital but her injuries were not serious or life threatening.

“The road was closed while the vehicle was recovered and to clear the fuel/fluids on the carriageway.”

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Witness report

A woman who lives nearby told LeedsLive:

“There was a loud bang and it seemed that somebody was quite badly injured.

“Very quickly police were on the scene and a first responder and an ambulance came to help.

“There’s a traffic island that seems to have been hit - it just shows you need to take care crossing the road, grown ups, children, everyone.”

She said the crash had triggered the car’s airbag and there was a lot of debris on the road, largely from the traffic island.

She added:

“The road was closed for a short time A fire engine came to deal with the car and the smashed island and closed the road.

“People were very sensible, they just turned around.”

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Road has reopened

The road has reopened to traffic in both directions.

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Traffic diverted off Street Lane

Police are diverting eastbound drivers off Street Lane at Talbot Road.

Police are diverting eastbound drivers off Street Lane at Talbot Road.
Police are diverting eastbound drivers off Street Lane at Talbot Road.
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Woman taken to hospital after Street Lane crash

West Yorkshire Police have confirmed that a woman was involved in a crash this morning at the junction of Street Lane and Talbot Gardens and has been taken to hospital.

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Crash happened at pedestrian island

A Leeds City Council Highways team is working on a pedestrian island, which looks as though it may have been the site of this morning’s crash.

Local residents have told our reporter that it happened at around 9am.

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Pictures from the scene

Police and Highways at the scene on Street Lane in Roundhay at the junction with Talbot Gardens.

The road is closed to eastbound traffic.

Police and Highways at the scene on Street Lane in Roundhay at the junction with Talbot Gardens. The road is closed to eastbound traffic
Police and Highways at the scene on Street Lane in Roundhay at the junction with Talbot Gardens. The road is closed to eastbound traffic
Police and Highways at the scene on Street Lane in Roundhay at the junction with Talbot Gardens
Police and Highways at the scene on Street Lane in Roundhay at the junction with Talbot Gardens
Police and Highways at the scene on Street Lane in Roundhay at the junction with Talbot Gardens
Police and Highways at the scene on Street Lane in Roundhay at the junction with Talbot Gardens
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'I heard a loud bang'

Our reporter Kristian Johnson is at the scene.

A woman who lives nearby told LeedsLive:

“I was in my house and heard a loud bang. A couple of joggers who were running past turned round and went to help the driver of the car. I don’t know how bad it was, but police cars and ambulances arrived pretty quickly.”

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Reporter on his way to Street Lane

We have sent a reporter to Street Lane in Roundhay to investigate further. More updates to follow soon.

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Street Lane in Roundhay blocked after accident

There has been an accident on Street lane in Roundhay that has partially blocked the road.

There is heavy traffic in the area as a result.

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Slow traffic through temporary lights again

Once again this morning the village of Hambleton east of Leeds is pretty jammed both ways.

This is due to temporary light surround roadworks on the A63 Main Road around Gateforth Lane.

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Truckers shield car after driver collapses at wheel

Lorry drivers blocked the M62 near Bradford last night to protect a motorist who had collapsed at the wheel.

Motorway cop PC Dave Cant tweeted his thanks this morning and said he was assisted at the scene by ambulance and Highways officers as well.

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All looking good on the roads

The roads around West Yorkshire are looking fine so far this Thursday morning. We will update you if anything changes.

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