Scotch Corner lorry crash driver arrested after drugs test

The driver of a lorry which overturned on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire was arrested after failing a roadside drugs test for cannabis, police have said.

The man, 42, from Merseyside, was freed by emergency crews following the crash on Wednesday on the northbound carriageway at junction 53, near Scotch Corner.

It happened at about 06:15 BST, according to North Yorkshire Police, with that section of road subsequently closed until about 13:45 BST.

The driver, who was uninjured, was later charged with failing to provide a specimen for analysis and was bailed to appear at York Magistrates’ Court on 13 June.