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Accident on M62 closes one lane
Lane closed due to accident on M62 Eastbound between J27 A650 Gelderd Road (Gildersome) and J28 A650 Dewsbury Road (Tingley). Traffic is coping well.
Lane one (of three) is closed.
Stalled vehicle closes slip road to M62 services
The slip road into the Hartshead Moor Services on the M62 eastbound between J25 and J26 has been closed.
This is dies to a stalled vehicle.
Reports suggest slow traffic has built up as a result and the 30mph overhead signs have been turned on.
Roads round up
Thankfully, not many hold ups on the roads at the moment.
There is some heavy traffic on A629 Salterhebble Hill and Huddersfield Road around the hospital by A646 Dryclough Lane. Travel time is eight minutes.
Also, Wakefield Road through Moldgreen is experiencing some minor delays, as shown below.
Interview with HGV smash home owner
A Yodel lorry smashed into a house in Mirfield yesterday - today we spoke to the owner of the historic cottage which was damaged.
You can see more on this on our website later.
M62 reopens in both directions
There are severe delays on the Pennine stretch of the M62.
The motorway had been closed after a man died falling from a bridge at Scammonden.
Both carriageways have been reopened – eastbound at 11.20am and westbound at 12.50pm – but there are severe delays on the M62 and alternative routes across the Pennines.
Routes through Denshaw, Rishworth, Ripponden and Sowerby Bridge are affected. The Woodhead Pass also has queuing traffic as long distance traffic diverts. Traffic was taken off at junction 24 (Ainley Top) to aid with the diversion route.
All trapped traffic was released by 11.40am.
M62 westbound still closed after man falls from bridge
M62 Westbound closed, queuing traffic due to police incident from J22 A672 (Rishworth Moor) to J24 A629 (Ainley Top).
Congestion to J25 (Brighouse) Westbound. Also affecting routes through Denshaw, Rishworth and Ripponden.
The incident is ongoing between J22 and J23 (Huddersfield).
Eastbound carriageway re-opened by 11:20.
Cameras indicate Westbound traffic is being taken off at J24 to aid diversion. At around 11:15 trapped traffic begun to be released.
Diversion - Traffic should follow the solid square symbol. Exiting at J24. Take the A629 towards Exley/Halifax. At the roundabout take the A646. Then A58 head towards Rochdale. Take the A672 towards Oldham to rejoin the M62 at J21.
We’re running a dedicated blog to this incident here.
M62 closed in both directions
The M62 is blocked in both directions between junctions 22 and 23 due to a police incident.
Follow separate updates here.
Men arrested for firearms in Halifax
An update on that road closure in Halifax this morning - here’s why it’s all shut on Queen Street...
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson issued us this statement:
Three men from Halifax, aged 15, 19 and 22 were arrested on Wednesday evening (September 12) on suspicion of possession of a firearm. They have been taken to a local police station for questioning. Three residential properties in Halifax are being searched in connection with this investigation. Enquiries are ongoing.
Transport
There are delays between Hebden Bridge and Greater Manchester on the Norther Rail service this morning due to a signal failure on the line:
Other than this, TransPennine and Northern Rail both reporting good services.
Police close road in Halifax
Queens Road in Halifax is closed due to a police incident this morning in the Thrum Hall area.
The closure is between Hanson Lane and Battinson Road. More information to follow.
Concerns for missing woman
Have you seen missing Marsh woman Theresa Baxter? She was last seen yesterday morning and police are concerned for her.
Anybody with information should contact 101.
Police incident on Lord Street
Good morning. We are hearing reports of a police incident on Lord Street in Huddersfield town centre this morning. One eyewitness has said he saw the street taped off at the end approaching Beast Market.
We’ll bring you updates as we get them.
