UPDATED 6.20PM: All lanes have now reopened and traffic is easing.
A MAJOR road is blocked after a crash.
Traffic is being temporarily held on the A1(M) due to an accident on the Northbound carriageway with queueing traffic between junction 47, the A59 for Allerton Park and junction 48 for Boroughbridge.
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