A MAJOR road was blocked this evening following a crash. 

It happened on the Stanningley Bypass, in the direction of Leeds, and emergency services were called to the scene. 

One man who passed the incident said he thought it involved a recovery vehicle pulling a car.

"The police had blocked off the road and were directing traffic down towards the Owlcotes turnoff."

Traffic alerts reported: "A647 Stanningley Bypass eastbound partially blocked, queueing traffic due to overturned lorry at B6155 Richardshaw Lane."

A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: "We received an emergency call at 5.34pm to reports of an overturned vehicle with a trailer on the Stanningley Bypass.

"An ambulance was dispatched to the scene. 

"Patients were checked over at the scene and did not need to be conveyed to hospital."

Latest travel alerts are reporting that traffic is now easing.