A TYRE came off a trailer that was carrying four tonnes of sand across Bridge Foot.

Police were called to the incident on Bridge Foot roundabout at around 9am on Saturday.

Officers attended and found that a tyre had come off the trailer of a tractor.

The trailer was carrying around four tonnes of sand, a Cheshire Police spokesperson said.

Recovery was called and the scene was cleared by 11.40am.

However traffic built up in the area as one lane on the roundabout was blocked by the incident.

Officers were directing traffic at the scene.