Menu
19/05/2009
Double Fatalities After Motorway Crash
Two people are dead following a rush-hour car pile-up on a motorway in west Yorkshire.
The road has been closed, and motorists are told to expect lengthy delays this morning after two incidents on the M62 near Leeds.
Police have shut both carriageways between junction 27 for Gildersome and junction 28 for Tingley, which is causing severe disruption for drivers.
The lorry was travelling east on the M62 when it ploughed through the barrier, hitting the van and a mobile crane on the opposite carriageway.
Police said the lorry driver was badly injured and several others suffered minor injuries in the rush-hour crash.
Fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene and traffic is being diverted on to the M1 north and M621 westbound.
A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police said the incident occurred at around 4.40am. Two lanes of the westbound carriageway had been closed and were expected to remain so for several more hours.
The disruption to traffic has been made worse by another incident involving a man falling from a bridge on to the M62 between junction 30 for Rothwell and junction 31 for Castleford.
The Highways Agency was unclear as to when the motorway would reopen between junction 27 for Gildersome and junction 28 for Tingley.
(JM/BMcC)
The road has been closed, and motorists are told to expect lengthy delays this morning after two incidents on the M62 near Leeds.
Police have shut both carriageways between junction 27 for Gildersome and junction 28 for Tingley, which is causing severe disruption for drivers.
The lorry was travelling east on the M62 when it ploughed through the barrier, hitting the van and a mobile crane on the opposite carriageway.
Police said the lorry driver was badly injured and several others suffered minor injuries in the rush-hour crash.
Fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene and traffic is being diverted on to the M1 north and M621 westbound.
A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police said the incident occurred at around 4.40am. Two lanes of the westbound carriageway had been closed and were expected to remain so for several more hours.
The disruption to traffic has been made worse by another incident involving a man falling from a bridge on to the M62 between junction 30 for Rothwell and junction 31 for Castleford.
The Highways Agency was unclear as to when the motorway would reopen between junction 27 for Gildersome and junction 28 for Tingley.
(JM/BMcC)
Related UK National News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.
09 August 2013
Woman Dies After Being Hit By A Lorry On M3
A woman has been killed while walking along the side of a motorway in Surrey. The woman, who has not yet been named, was struck by a lorry just after midnight on the M3 at Lightwater, near junction three. She was pronounced dead at the scene. It is understood that police found a vehicle parked nearby, which is thought to have belonged to the woman.
Woman Dies After Being Hit By A Lorry On M3
A woman has been killed while walking along the side of a motorway in Surrey. The woman, who has not yet been named, was struck by a lorry just after midnight on the M3 at Lightwater, near junction three. She was pronounced dead at the scene. It is understood that police found a vehicle parked nearby, which is thought to have belonged to the woman.
-
Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A rather cloudy start with patchy mainly light rain, but becoming brighter through the day as the rain turns more showery, the best of any sunnier spells in the south. Maximum temperature 16 °C.Tonight:A few bright spells at first and any showers gradually dying out. Low cloud and mist or drizzle over northern coastal parts will spread south to most areas overnight. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
