POLICE shut the A629 through Shepley this afternoon after a two-car crash.

A stretch of Abbey Road between Marsh Lane and Yew Tree Road was closed about 3.20pm after a car careerered into a parked vehicle.

Two people in one of the cars were slightly hurt but were trapped for several minutes.

Traffic was diverted through Shepley and Kirkburton.

The road was reopened around 5pm.