A19 closed in both directions amid reports of 'naked man' near Northallerton

A MAIN road in North Yorkshire is currently blocked due to an incident - with reports of 'severe delays'.

The A19 closed both ways near Thimbleby, Northallerton due to a report of a 'naked man' <i>(Image: North Yorkshire Weather Updates)</i>

(Image: North Yorkshire Weather Updates)

A main road in North Yorkshire is currently blocked due to an incident - with reports of 'severe delays'.

The A19 closed both ways near Thimbleby, Northallerton due to a report of a 'naked man'.

One eyewitness said police were at the scene but were unable to catch those involved.

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The AA is reporting severe delays of 11 minutes and delays increasing on A19 Northbound in North Yorkshire, with average speeds of ten mph.

The A19 is a major road in England running approximately parallel to and east of the A1 road. Although the two roads meet at the northern end of the A19, the two roads originally met at the southern end of the A19 in Doncaster, but the old route of the A1 was changed to the A638.