M62 LIVE: All traffic STOPPED amid ongoing police incident - updates

All traffic has been stopped on the M62 this afternoon due to an ongoing police incident.

Traffic is currently being held on the eastbound carriageway between J22 for Denshaw and J23 near Huddersfield, with emergency services at the scene.

Motorway traffic cameras show congestion beginning to build this afternoon due to the incident.

Further details about the nature of the incident has not yet been confirmed.

This is a live incident. Updates to follow in the blog below.

Traffic flow has now returned to normal on the M62 Eastbound following the crash earlier today.

The collision reported earlier this afternoon has now been cleared, according to an update from National Highways Yorkshire.

Delays remain in the area but are beginning to ease.

Traffic is now slowly beginning to move - with major delays still reported on the M62.

Motorway cameras show the eastbound carriageway still congested due to the earlier crash.

The collision has now been cleared onto the hard shoulder.

National Highways says delays of around 45 minutes remain, with four miles of congestion.

Emergency crews responded to reports of a crash on the M62 this afternoon.

It's not known how many vehicles were involved, but police along with Highways Traffic Officers were in attendance.

The vehicles are currently being moved onto the hard shoulder.

There is around four miles of congestion this afternoon due to the ongoing incident.

All traffic has been stopped on the eastbound carriageway this afternoon