Man arrested after police shut M621 motorway near Leeds for almost three hours

A man has been arrested police were forced to shut the M621 motorway near Leeds.

The M621 was closed in both directions, between the M62 and J2A near Leeds, in the early hours of this morning.

Numerous emergency services, including West Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service were pictured at the scene.

“A man was arrested on suspicion of public nuisance, he remains in custody at this time,” a force spokesperson confirmed.

The road was closed shortly after 4.32am this morning (Friday, September 11) but reopened almost three hours later at around 7.12am.

Initial delays of around 10 minutes on both approaches should now have subsided.