Inquest into motorway death of Wakefield teenager Jamie-Lee Hudson

A teenager died after being hit by vehicles on the M1 motorway, an inquest heard

Jamie-Lee Hudson, 18, of Gordon Street, Wakefield, had multiple injuries after an incident at junction 40 of the motorway near Wakefield on the evening of December 28.

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Wakefield Coroner's Court

Wakefield Coroner’s Court heard that police were called to reports of a person on the motorway at around 7.25pm.

A postmortem gave a preliminary cause of death as multiple injuries, the hearing was told.

Area Coroner Jonathan Leach adjourned the inquest as a police investigation continues.

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