Traffic delays on M62 West Yorkshire after multi-vehicle crash
Motorists in West Yorkshire are being warned to expect long delays after a serious crash on the M62 . The motorway is blocked between J21 & J22.
M62 crash: Road not expected to open until 4pm
A driver is in a critical condition in hospital after his lorry smashed through a motorway central reservation and collided with a car, a van and two other lorries on the opposite carriageway of the M62.
The crash earlier this morning resulted in queues stretching for 21 miles from junction 18, Simister Island, to past junction 24, at Ainley Top.
The Highways Agency website has now said the motorway will not fully re-open until around 4pm.
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