A MAN was seriously injured when his BMW ploughed into the central reservation on the M62 last night after hitting another vehicle.

The air ambulance was tasked to the carriageway forcing the motorway to be closed in both directions at Rishworth Moor (junction  22) shortly after the crash at 7pm.

Fire crews assisted with recovering the male casualty who had become trapped in the vehicle when it became lodged in the barrier.

Once released from the wreckage, he was flown to Leeds General Infirmary with serious injuries.

The driver of the second vehicle was uninjured.

Police reopened the M62 fully at 1.10am this morning.