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Vehicle Fires and Police Incident Snarl Traffic on M62 and M25

Emergency services are managing scenes and reopening lanes as queues ease in some areas.

Overview

  • Traffic on the M25 clockwise was temporarily stopped between J22 (St Albans) and J23 (A1M) due to a vehicle fire, with Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue on scene and National Highways warning of delays up to one hour.
  • A collision on the M62 eastbound between J22 (Denshaw) and J23 (near Huddersfield) was treated as a police incident and cleared to the hard shoulder, with all lanes reopened but around four miles of congestion and delays of about 45 minutes remaining.
  • A separate vehicle fire on the M62 eastbound between J25 (Brighouse) and J26 (Chain Bar) closed two lanes and caused slow traffic this afternoon.
  • Earlier queues near Ferrybridge around J33 eased after an eastbound crash that did not close lanes.
  • Operational details such as vehicle counts and any injuries have not been confirmed, with authorities contacted for further information.