AN ARTICULATED lorry overturned in a busy Nelson Road caused disruption to morning traffic this morning.
Police said the vehicle turned onto its side in Reedyford Road, close to Barrowford Forge, just before 7.30am.
The road was blocked and commuters were being advised to take an alternative routes up Scotland Road and onto Leeds Road.
The driver of the lorry is understood to have suffered minor bruising and was treated at the scene.
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