A LORRY driver whose vehicle overturned on one of Hull's busiest routes has been praised for his quick-thinking.

As first reported on this website, the lorry laden with 26-tonnes of wood flipped on Hedon Road, east Hull, during morning rush hour last Friday.

It is believed a blue Vauxhall Corsa pulled out onto the roundabout at Marfleet Lane, cutting up the truck, and forcing him to slam on his brakes.

After braking sharply, and narrowly avoiding the hatchback, the lorry flipped and crashed onto a cycle path.

Miraculously, no one was seriously hurt in the accident.

But Martin Roberts, transport manager of Beverley-based haulage firm Musgrave's, believes only the fast reactions of his driver averted tragedy.

The unnamed driver had been making a delivering to Willerby Caravans.

Mr Roberts said: "The driver of the Corsa would have been killed if our driver had not taken the action of slamming on the brakes.

"It was reckless driving on the part of the car driver which caused this accident.

"The load was secured, so well in fact that after the crash it was still well attached. The driver did everything right."

Detectives have asked motorists to help identify the driver of the Corsa.

A police spokesman said: "We are trying to trace a the occupants of a small blue car which was in the area at the time of the incident or anyone else who may have witnessed the circumstance leading to the vehicle overturning."

As a result of the accident, the eastbound carriage of the road was closed until 4pm while the majority of the vehicle's load was cleared.

The latest accident happened exactly a week after 54-year-old cyclist Susan Russell, of east Hull, was killed when a lorry carrying a trailer shed its load just two miles further down the road.

The crashes have sparked calls for an urgent safety review of the stretch of carriageway between Garrison Road and Saltend, which incorporates the new Hedon Road.

Anyone with information has been asked to contact Humberside Police on 0845 6060222.