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M62 Leeds crash: Major delays of more than an hour as emergency services called to motorway crash

Emergency services have been called out to a crash on the M62 near Leeds.
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Highways England first reported the crash at 12.45pm.

It has happened on the eastbound carriageway between Junction 26 (Bradford) and Junction 27 (M621/Leeds).

Three lanes out of four are closed as emergency services deal with the crash.

Scroll down for live updates on this breaking incident.

Major delays on the M62 near Leeds as emergency services called to crash

Statement from West Yorkshire Police

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “Officers were called to reports of two collisions on the M62 East close to junction 36 at around 12:05pm this afternoon.

“It is reported that two HGVs were involved in a collision, which then caused two cars, a Vauxhall Vivaro and Citroen Berlingo to collide.

“No one suffered any injuries.”

All lanes now open but hour-long delays remain

Here is the location of the crash

The AA has reported major congestion across the M62 and traffic now building on the M621.

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Photo: AA

Delays building to more than an hour with six miles of congestion

Emergency services called out to crash on the M62 near Leeds

Emergency services have been called out to a crash on the M62 near Leeds.

Highways England first reported the crash at 12.45pm.

It has happened on the eastbound carriageway between Junction 26 (Bradford) and Junction 27 (M621/Leeds).

Three lanes out of four are closed as emergency services deal with the crash.

We have contacted West Yorkshire Police for more information on this incident.