Offal spill was 'like a horror film', says driver

Piles of offal brought a busy road to a "standstill" earlier after intestines spilled from a lorry in West Yorkshire.

The spill prompted the closure of the westbound exit slip road at Junction 26 of the M62 at Hartshead Moor Top at about 05:25 BST.

The lorry was then seen shedding its load along Denholme Gate Road in Hipperholme, where driver Nic Cole said vehicles were "sliding on the intestines".

National Highways confirmed the motorway slip road had reopened just after 10:30 BST following a clean-up.

Cole said: "Honestly, the whole town was at a standstill with people even thinking it was aliens.

"People were being sick on the side of the street with the smell."

Cole said she stopped the wagon and spoke to the driver as the offal had "spilled everywhere".

"The intestines were all sliding down the sides and bulging over the top with green liquid coming out of them. It was like a horror film," she said.

"The wagon drove past and the intestines were flying out over the top and stuck to her car and left intestine prints all over it and the marks couldn't be cleaned off.

"They are stuck imprinted on the car. It's awful."

A spokesperson for Calderdale Council said the clean-up had been dealt with by the company responsible.

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