A large lorry carrying hay bales overturned on a busy Shropshire road.

West Mercia Police officers were sent to deal with the collision on a stretch of the A5 in Nesscliffe on Tuesday, September 24.

Police were alerted about a crash along the road at around 11.10am, near Nesscliffe roundabout heading towards Oswestry.

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When officers arrived on the scene they found a six wheel lorry carrying hay bales overturned.

Traffic slowed down in the area while police recovered the vehicle, with traffic still at a slow pace according to updates from Google Maps, but police confirmed that there were no reported injuries from the crash.

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “We received a call around 11.10am this morning (24 September) with a report of a road traffic collision on the A5, NessCliffe.

“Officers arrived at the incident to find a lorry had overturned.

“Thankfully, no injuries to report.”