Police close lane on M62 near Leeds and Wakefield

POLICE have closed one lane of the M62 near Leeds and Wakefield this afternoon

Highways England said a lorry has suffered two punctures on the left hand lane of the westbound M62 between junction 31 for Normanton/Castleford and junction 30 for Wakefield/Rothwell.

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Photo: Highways England

Highways England tweeted information about the breakdown just after 1pm today (Weds April 5) and said they were assisting West Yorkshire Police with the incident.

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