LIVE: M62 forced to CLOSE ‘for the rest of the night’ as air ambulance lands

All traffic has been stopped on the M62 due to a crash this evening. Motorists are at a standstill eastbound on the motorway from junction 22 A627 near Rishworth Moor in Denshaw, to junction 23, New Hey Road in Huddersfield. An air ambulance is currently on the scene with delays of up to 30 minutes being reported.

Traffic travelling westbound is also seeing some congestion due to an earlier incident involving a lorry fire. National Highways Yorkshire said: "The M62 is now closed eastbound between J22 (Denshaw) and J24 (Huddersfield) due to a serious collision. An air ambulance is now on scene.

There are delays of at least 30 minutes in the area." Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group HERE[1] Traffic monitoring tool, Inrix, says: "All traffic being temporarily held and stationary traffic due to accident on M62 Eastbound from J22 A672 (Rishworth Moor) to J23 A640 New Hey Road (Huddersfield).All traffic held eastbound.

"The westbound side congested due to the earlier lorry fire." Updates to follow below. For the latest stories and breaking news visit manchestereveningnews.co.uk.

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