M62 traffic live as huge delays after crash shuts motorway near Huddersfield

There are huge delays on the M62 near Huddersfield^[1] after a crash involving a van and a car has closed the motorway.

West Yorkshire Police^[2] closed the M62^[3] Westbound near Huddersfield on Wednesday afternoon following the smash. All lanes have since reopened but there are long delays as a result.

The crash has happened westbound from J23 A640 New Hey Road (Huddersfield) to J22 A672 (Rishworth Moor) and is causing 25 minute delays.

There is a 25-minute delay and queueing traffic due to the crash but the car involved is now on the hard shoulder.

Our travel partner, INRIX, said: "Queueing traffic due to accident, now on the hard shoulder on M62 Westbound from J23 A640 New Hey Road (Huddersfield) to J22 A672 (Rishworth Moor). All lanes have been re-opened. Travel time is around 25 minutes. Traffic was briefly held, worsening delays."

References

1. ^{^} Huddersfield (www.examinerlive.co.uk)
2. ^{^} West Yorkshire Police (www.examinerlive.co.uk)
3. ^{^} M62 (www.examinerlive.co.uk)
4. ^{^} Roger Harriott murdered own sister days after his son got life for killing Huddersfield schoolboy (www.examinerlive.co.uk)