The condition of a coach driver injured in a horror M62 crash is not life-threatening.

The 36-year-old man was driving a National Express coach with 10 passengers when it collided with a Volvo HGV at 3.08am last Saturday near to Stott Hall Farm and junction 22.

He had to be cut out of the coach by eight fire crews from Huddersfield, Rastrick , Cleckheaton and Greater Manchester, as the crash left the front of it totally crushed.

He was then relayed to a hospital in Salford for treatment to serious leg injuries.

One coach passenger required some treatment at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary for minor injuries. The other nine passengers were uninjured and were taken to police station in Halifax where alternative transport was arranged for them.

A spokeswoman for National Express confirmed his condition was “not life threatening.”

She added: “The cause of the incident is still under investigation so it is too early to speculate upon possible causes but of course, as the UK’s largest coach operator we will take on board any lessons which may be learned.”

The lorry driver was treated in hospital in Oldham for whiplash type injuries.

The motorway was closed for several hours, leading to a traffic build up before diversions whilst the vehicles were recovered.

Anyone who saw the collision or has any information is asked to contact Pc Darren Wood at SRANS (West) at West Yorkshire Police on 101.