M62 accident: Leeds drivers face delays as lane closed after ‘accident’ shuts part of motorway
Motorists warned of disruption due to lane closure
An ‘accident’ is causing delays on the M62 near Leeds this morning.
Drivers are being warned that one lane is closed on the eastbound side of the motorway on Wednesday (November 11). The incident happened between J26 and J27.
Motorists have been advised that one of the four lanes remains shut as of 7.23am.
In an update on its online travel map, AA Traffic advises: “One lane closed and slow traffic due to recovery work and accident on M62 Eastbound from J26 M606 J1 (Chain Bar) to J27 M621 (Gildersome). Lane one (of four) is closed.”
AA Traffic is also warning of severe delays further back on the eastbound side of the M62 this morning.
It explains: “Severe delays of 20 minutes and delays increasing on M62 Eastbound between J24 A629 (Ainley Top) and J27 M621 (Gildersome). Average speed 20 mph.”
In a further update, AA Traffic warned that the delays had now reached 41 minutes and were increasing.