M62 and A1M traffic updates: Motorway chaos near Leeds as two separate lorry crashes cause delays

Delays of up to 40 minutes have been reported on the A1M northbound near Wetherby after a collision involving a lorry. National Highways said two of the three lanes are closed between junction 46 at Wetherby and junction 47 at Harrogate.

National Highways is also warning drivers about delays of 30 minutes on the approach to the site of a crash on the M62 near Morley. It said one of three lanes is closed on the eastbound carriageway between junction 28 at Morley and junction 29 for the M1.

Traffic officers are working with vehicle recovery teams to move an HGV that was involved in an earlier collision.

National Highways teams are continuing work to recover a lorry that left the carriageway while travelling along the A1M northbound near Wetherby. A spokesperson said the recovery process was going well. They added that the lorry was now out of the trees and being prepared for removal from the motorway.

National Highways is reporting delays of up to 50 minutes against expected traffic on the M62 eastbound near Leeds. It said severe congestion is being reported between junctions 26 (Chain Bar) and 28 (Tingley). It said normal traffic conditions were likely to return by around 5.30pm following an earlier crash involving a HGV.

National Highways has issued the following update:

Here’s how the traffic is looking on the M62, according to the AA’s live traffic map:

Here’s how things are looking on the A1M near Wetherby, according to the AA’s live traffic map:

National Highways has said lanes two and three are now open on the northbound between junction 46 (Wetherby) and junction 47 (#Harrogate) as the “complex recovery operation” continues at the scene. Drivers are being urged allow extra time for journeys as delays of 40 minutes remain on the approach.

National Highways have provided a further update from the scene of the earlier crash on the A1M near Wetherby.