Motorway closed after unexploded World War Two bomb found on new housing estate
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A major motorway has been closed and homes evacuated after an unexploded Second World War bomb was unearthed at a new housing development in East Yorkshire. In a statement, Humberside Police said: “Colleagues from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, who have been onsite since night have now confirmed that the device is live and are making plans to safely detonate the bomb within the next 24 hours. The disruption comes just three days after homes were evacuated in Wallasey, Merseyside, following the discovery of two suspected Second World War bombs in a garden there.
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