A1(M) traffic: Road closed after serious crash near Pontefract

A major road has been closed in West Yorkshire after a serious crash in the early hours.

Drivers are warned that the A1(M) is shut southbound near Pontefract this morning (March 26). The closure was first reported on AA Traffic’s online map at around 4.30am today.

The road is closed from J41 M62 to J42 A1, drivers are warned. Traffic England warns that the disruption is expected to continue for a number of hours.

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On its website, AA Traffic map explains: “Road closed and very slow traffic due to crash on A1(M) Southbound from J41 M62 to J42 A1. Since just before 4:30 this morning.”

The Yorkshire Evening Post has contacted West Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust for further details on the incident this morning.

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