A1M closed after serious crash near Wetherby

The A1M was closed in West Yorkshire on Thursday morning after a bus was involved in a crash with an army vehicle.

Emergency services, including police, firefighters and both road and air ambulances were called to the southbound carriageway following the incident near Wetherby at around 10am.

The crash happened between junctions 44 and 45, prompting the closure of the southbound carriageway.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said a double decker bus had been involved in a collision with a large goods vehicle, understood to be an army truck. 

A spokesperson said: "One male casualty – [the] driver of the bus, trapped between the steering wheel and cab – was extricated by fire service personnel and handed over into the care of Yorkshire Ambulance Service."

By 2pm the road had reopened, but congestion remained to junction 46 and on the A58 Wetherby Road.