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M62 Eastbound Closed After Overnight Crash Near Pontefract as Police Probe Separate M6 Fleeing-Driver Incident

National Highways says investigation work has shut J32 to J32A with traffic following a hollow square diversion.

Overview

  • The M62 eastbound remains shut between J32 (Pontefract/Castleford) and J32A (A1(M)) after a 2am collision involving an overturned vehicle.
  • National Highways reports around two miles of congestion on approach and delays about 20 minutes above normal.
  • Eastbound drivers are being diverted via the hollow square route: A639, A645, A162 southbound, then rejoin at J33.
  • West Yorkshire Police say officers are dealing with the incident and urge motorists to avoid the area.
  • In a separate Staffordshire crash on Sunday, the M6 northbound between J15 and J16 was held and later reopened after a driver fled across fields, prompting an NPAS helicopter search and ongoing forensic inquiries.