'Police led incident' forces closure of M62 near Leeds

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A 'police led incident' forced the closure of the M62 near Leeds in both directions today.

The M62 was closed in both directions between Junction 32 for Pontefract and Junction 31 for Normanton.

Highways England reported earlier that the incident was causing hour-long delays on the westbound carriageway and five miles of queues.

All lanes have since reopened with Highways England via Twitter reporting: " currently delays of 30 mins above normal travel time, so please allow extra time if travelling the area."

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