Major motorway closed in both directions after ‘police incident’
Drivers were warned of severe disruption after a motorway near Leeds shut due to a police incident.
The M62 closed to traffic at about 10am today in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
National Highways warned motorists of the incident that shut all four lanes in both directions between junctions 29 and 30.
The incident closed the stretch of road between J29 (Lofthouse Interchange/M1) and J30 (Rothwell), causing delays of up to 30 minutes as officers responded to the serious incident.
Footage showed a police car stopped in front of a massive queue of traffic brought to a standstill on the major motorway, while the other lane was eerily empty.
All lanes had reopened at about 2.15pm, National Highways said on social media.
West Yorkshire Police said it attended along with the ambulance service and armed officers after reports that a man had fallen onto the carriageway off a bridge.
He was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Enquiries on the scene continue, the force said.
Anyone who saw what happened or has any information is asked to contact Leeds District CID on 101 referencing police log 0405 of July 4.
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