M1 accident: Motorway reopens after major crash shut it near Wakefield and caused huge delays
Traffic was held on the northbound carriageway last night.
A motorway has reopened in West Yorkshire after a serious incident caused it to be shut yesterday.
Traffic was held northbound near Wakefield on Wednesday (September 23) evening after a collision involving a HGV and a car. It resulted in delays of around 45 minutes, Highways England reported.
Disruption continued into the night before the incident was cleared and all lanes were reopened. Traffic was held around 7pm yesterday between junction 39 and 40 on the northbound side.
Three of the four lanes soon reopened but drivers faced delays of around 45 minutes last night. The final lane was reopened just after 8pm and the disruption had cleared by this morning.
Highways England wrote on social media: “#M1 northbound near #Wakefield between J39 and J40.
“Traffic is currently being held due to a collision involving a HGV and a car.
“Current delays of 30 mins and 3 miles of congestion on the approach.”
In a pair of updates it added: “Update 1: #M1 northbound near #Wakefield between J39 and J40
“Traffic has been released. Lane 1 (of 4) remains closed for recovery of the vehicles involved in the collision.
“Current delays of 45 mins and 4 miles of congestion on the approach.”
Before concluding at 8.07pm: “Update 2: #M1 northbound near #Wakefield between J39 and J40
“All lanes have now reopened following the recovery of the vehicles involved in the earlier collision.
“Minimal residual delays on the approach.”