Overview

• A collision involving eight vehicles on the M62 eastbound near junction 23 occurred at about 5:41 pm on May 29, prompting an immediate closure.
• A 51-year-old motorcyclist was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and remains in a critical condition.
• The carriageway between junctions 22 and 24 stayed closed for over seven hours, with traffic held until around 1 am and some drivers stranded for up to ten hours.
• An air ambulance attended the scene and National Highways released vehicles through central reservation gates to restore traffic flow overnight.
• Officers from West Yorkshire Police’s Roads Policing Unit are urging anyone who witnessed the crash or captured it on camera to contact them.