M62 West Yorkshire delays: Traffic stopped near Bradford and Brighouse due to ongoing police incident
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Vehicles were stopped in both directions between junction 26 for Bradford and junction 25 for Brighouse, with heavy delays building. It comes as a damaged bridge joint has closed the westbound carriageway between Castleford and Wakefield, causing major delays.
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Live updates as traffic stopped on West Yorkshire motorway due to ongoing police incident
Traffic held in both directions on M62 in West Yorkshire
Traffic has been held on the M62 in West Yorkshire due to a police incident.
Vehicles have been stopped in both directions between junction 26 for Bradford and junction 25 for Brighouse, with heavy delays building.
We have contacted West Yorkshire Police for a statement.
Traffic released on westbound carriageway but eastbound remains blocked
Traffic has been released on the westbound carriageway, but traffic is still stopped eastbound between Bradford and Brighouse. There are heavy delays on the eastbound carriageway.
Damaged bridge joint causing also causing delays
The police incident comes comes as a damaged bridge joint has closed the westbound carriageway between Castleford and Wakefield, causing major delays.
Follow our live updates on that closure.
Severe delays increasing
The AA reports: “Road blocked and queueing traffic due to police incident on M62 Eastbound from J25 A644 Wakefield Road (Brighouse) to J26 M606 J1 (Chain Bar). Traffic was stopped around 12:15.
“Severe delays of 18 minutes and delays increasing on M62 Eastbound between J24 A629 (Ainley Top) and M62 (Hartshead Moor Services). Average speed five mph.”
Woman taken to hospital after falling from bridge - full police statement
A woman has been taken to hospital by air ambulance after falling from a bridge over a West Yorkshire motorway, police have confirmed. Police were called to the M62 eastbound near Hartshead Moor services at 12.01pm today, after receiving a report that a woman had fallen from an overhead bridge onto banking near the carriageway.
She was taken to hospital by air ambulance and police have confirmed that her injuries are not believed to be life threatening.