LORRY drivers have been sent a warning not to use a motorway bridge in East Yorkshire during high winds after a series of accidents led to huge tailbacks when the route was closed last month.

Three trucks overturned on Ouse Bridge on the M62 in December, because of heavy gusts, causing closures lasting up to ten hours.

Humberside Police said high winds often mean the bridge is closed to high-sided vehicles, but many HGV drivers ignore the signs.

That can lead to a full motorway closure and “hours of chaos” for other drivers.

PC Simon Carlisle, casualty reduction officer for East Yorkshire, said: “Incidents like this are becoming more and more common – drivers of high-sided vehicles are putting themselves and other road users’ lives in danger, because it appears they can’t be bothered to pay attention to road safety warnings.

"Often police officers can be tied up at the scene of these incidents for a number of hours, and this is time spent when we could be needed at a more serious collision.

"The sign is there for a number of reasons, and we could be in for some more windy conditions, so we are asking drivers to pay attention to any warning notices.”