Overview
- A blue Kia Proceed failed to stop for police and was driven the wrong way on the M1 northbound near Junction 41 before colliding head‑on with a red Dacia Sandero.
- The Dacia driver, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital with injuries described by police as potentially life‑changing following the crash shortly after 11pm on Friday, September 11.
- West Yorkshire Police arrested an 18‑year‑old man, a 15‑year‑old girl and a 30‑year‑old woman on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and the woman was also arrested on suspicion of being over the legal alcohol limit.
- Three passengers in the Kia suffered minor injuries, one person left the scene, and National Highways later confirmed the northbound carriageway was fully reopened after emergency response and forensic work.
- Officers are appealing for anyone with dashcam, CCTV or witness footage to contact West Yorkshire Police or Crimestoppers as the probe continues, and the crash is being examined in the context of a recent cluster of high‑profile wrong‑way collisions in the UK and Ireland.