Driver's injuries 'not thought to be life-threatening' after lorry overturns on M62 motorway near Leeds
By Alex Grant
Published 15th May 2026, 18:20 BST
Three of the motorway’s four lanes were shut
Police have issued an update after a lorry overturned on the M62 motorway near Leeds.
Emergency services were called to the eastbound M62 near Lofthouse shortly after 2pm today (Friday, May 15) following reports that a lorry had overturned.
Three out of the motorway’s four lanes were closed, while West Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service dealt with the incident.
“The driver was taken to hospital with injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening,” a police spokesperson confirmed.
All lanes, between junction 29 (Lofthouse Interchange) and junction 30 (Rothwell Interchanges), reopened shortly after 4pm.
Initial delays of 50 minutes and five miles of congestion are believed to have now cleared.