Severe delays on M62 in West Yorkshire after lorry crash

Pictures showed a lorry had shed its load.

There were severe delays on a the M62 in West Yorkshire on Thursday morning after a crash involving two lorries.

Two lanes of the M62 Westbound between J24 and J25 were closed after the two vehicles collided shortly after 7am.

Pictures from the scene showed one of the wagons had shed its load.

Emergency services were called to the scene as recovery work took place.

The motorway fully reopened at around 10.30am but National Highways said there were eight miles of queues and delays of around an hour.

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