TWO lanes of the M62 motorway had to be closed after an articulated lorry caught fire.

The vehicle was between Junction 23 at Outlane and Junction 22 at Windy Hill on the westbound carriageway when it caught fire at 2pm yesterday.

The cab caught fire.

Two fire crews from Huddersfield and one from Halifax were called.

They prevented the fire spreading to the empty trailer.

The motorway reopened after the incident was dealt with.