A LORRY and two cars have crashed on the A64 eastbound on the outskirts of York this afternoon (Monday).

It is said to have happened before Hopgrove Roundabout.

A Twitter user told The Press that the lorry crashed into a barrier.

Traffic was at a standstill back to Grimston Bar roundabout, they said.

A spokeswoman for North Yorkshire Police said it involved a lorry and two cars and described it as a "minor RTC."

It was reported to the force at about 12.15pm.