MOTORISTS faced delays after a classic bus leaked oil over the road at one of Lincoln’s main gateways.

Police said the 25-year-old Kassbohrer bus had tried and failed to get up Cross O’Cliff Hill at about 5.30pm yesterday.

An eyewitness told the Echo the vehicle was decked out in the Lincolnshire RoadCar livery and police were talking to the driver near South Park roundabout.

Cross O’Cliff Hill was fully reopened at about 8.20pm after highways officers had spread sand on the road surface to soak up the oil.

The registered owner of the vehicle is from Norwich.