A DRIVER was hurt in a crash on the M62 at Outlane today.

The accident happened on the westbound carriageway at 6.45pm and caused tailbacks stretching for more than four miles. The collision was between a seven-tonne lorry and a Network Rail van.

One of the drivers was taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary with slight injuries. One lane of the motorway was closed to allow the vehicles to be moved.