Five miles of traffic on M62 at Wakefield after two lorries collide on carriageway

A collision between two lorries on the M62 at Normanton has led to miles of delays on the motorway this morning.
A collision between two lorries on the M62 at Normanton has led to miles of delays on the motorway this morning. Photo: West Yorkshire Police RPUA collision between two lorries on the M62 at Normanton has led to miles of delays on the motorway this morning. Photo: West Yorkshire Police RPU
A collision between two lorries on the M62 at Normanton has led to miles of delays on the motorway this morning. Photo: West Yorkshire Police RPU

Commuters have faced more than five miles of traffic after the collision close to junction 30.

Delays of up to 50 minutes have been reported.

In a Tweet, West Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Unit said that the incident had been caused by an HGV failing to "leave enough space to stop".

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A photo from the scene shows a seriously damaged lorry with a smashed windscreen, though it is understood that nobody was injured in the incident.

The tweet reads: "M62 West Normanton. @WakefieldPolice The driver of this HGV clearly didn't leave enough space to stop between them and the truck in front. Fortunately there's no injuries."

According to the Highway Code, a car travelling at 70mph will have a breaking distance of at least 95 metres, or 315ft.