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Twenty drums of oil fly-tipped on lane

Richard PriceWest Midlands
News imageCoventry City Council Several drums of oil are strewn across a road with oil leaking onto the road surface. There are also several drums stacked up on the right hand side of the road.Coventry City Council
The authority said residents contacted it to make them aware of the fly-tipping incident

Gritter lorries have been sent to assist after a road become unsafe to drive on when 20 drums of oil were fly-tipped on it.

Staff were contacted on Wednesday about the incident on Hollyfast Lane on the outskirts of the city, Coventry City Council said.

"Our crews quickly attended the site and shut it off before anyone could have an accident," the authority said. "Since then, they've been working tirelessly to clean the road."

A road closure is in place and people have been asked to avoid the area. Nearby residents who contacted the council have been thanked.

News imageCoventry City Council A council grit lorry spreading what appears to be sand on a narrow country lane. There is a pile of oil drums piled up on the right hand side of the road. There are trees and hedgerows either side.Coventry City Council
Council gritters have been used to make the road safe again

They added: "We'd like to say thank you to the residents who made us aware of this issue so we could act quickly.

"A road closure remains in place and we ask people to avoid the area if possible."

Anyone with any information about the incident was urged to contact the authority.

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