‘Blast not terror-related’
short cut between the M1 and the M62 – has been the scene of several accidents in recent years.
Motorists complained that as well as mud on the road, drainage was poor leaving the road prone to huge puddles in wet weather.
Two drivers told how they aquaplaned and lost control at low speeds.
Three years ago Kirklees Council issued an emergency order to shut the B6118 - along with Highgate Lane, Moor Top Road, Upper Heaton Road, Bog Green Lane and part of Colne Bridge Road to remove mud and other debris via a “deep clean” of the road surface using a powerwashing vehicle.
The council concentrated on the length between Cockley Hill Lane and the Hare and Hounds pub.
Anti-slip surfacing was laid on some of the worst stretches.
New accident warning installed. DETECTIVES investigating an explosion in Batley which left five men in hospital say it’s not believed to be terror-related.
Five men in their late 30s were seriously injured in the blast at a grade-II listed former pub and bank recently converted into flats.
The blast happened at 6.30pm on Wednesday with emergency services and a military bomb disposal team called out.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: “Five males aged between 35 and 39 suffered burn injuries and remain in hospital.”
Det Supt Pat Twiggs added: “We would like to thank the public for their patience whilst we establish the full circumstances. At this stage we are not treating it as a terrorist incident.”