A WOMAN was badly hurt in a crash on the M62.

She suffered serious head injuries after her car was involved in a smash with a lorry and ended up overturned in a gully at 7.15am today.

The accident happened on the eastbound carriageway, close to Stott Hall Farm near Junction 22 at Ripponden.

Paramedics found the 48-year-old Lancashire woman inside the Renault Megane. She was taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary where she was said to be seriously ill.

Motorway police have appealed for anyone who saw the crash to ring 01924 294933 or 0845 6060606.