Drivers urged to avoid Leeds M621 after serious road crash shuts motorway

Drivers are urged to avoid the M621 near Leeds following a serious road traffic crash this morning.

Police were called to the M621 clockwise, near to junction one at Holbeck, at just before 4.50am today (April 10) to reports of a collision between a car and a woman who was in the carriageway.

Emergency services attended the scene and found the woman who had suffered very serious injuries.

The incident remains ongoing and a full road closure remains in place on both sides of the carriageway with diversions in place.

Emergency services attended the scene and found the woman who had suffered very serious injuries.placeholder image
Emergency services attended the scene and found the woman who had suffered very serious injuries. | Jonathan Gawthorpe

The closure is expected to be in place for some time and motorists are thanked for their patience while necessary incident investigation work takes place.

Anyone who witnessed or has dashcam footage of the incident is urged to contact the Roads Policing Unit on 101 or online at westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat referencing police log 181 of 10 April.

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