“Lorry Surfing” Protest in UK Blocks Road for 3 Hours

from Drill or Drop

Two people climbed on top of a tanker on its way to Third Energy’s fracking site in the North Yorkshire village of Kirby Misperton at about 9.10am.

A 56-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of obstructing the highway after coming down from the tanker shortly after the incident began.

The other person, a 28-year-old man, remained on the tanker for about three hours and was brought down by a specialist police team.

Police cordoned off the road, which was blocked to traffic until about 12.30pm.

A 27-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of obstructing the highway, after she stood in the road in front of a vehicle.