AN accident involving a motorcycle blocked a busy road between Whitby and Scaling Dam in North Yorkshire.

Cleveland Police said it was assisted colleagues from North Yorkshire at the scene on the A171.

The incident closed the road at around 4.30pm yesterday (July 17) before the scene was cleared around one hour later.

A North Yorkshire Police spokesman confirmed that the accident had involved one motorbike and that a diversion would take A171 users via Egton.