Live as West Yorkshire Police attend incident on A1(M) near Leeds with multiple lanes closed with delays expected
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National Highways said two lanes on the A1(M) northbound within Junction 44 near Hazelwood are closed due to a collision.
West Yorkshire Police are on the scene, with traffic currently only passing in one lane.
West Yorkshire Police have been contacted for a comment.
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Live updates as crash blocks lanes on motorway near Leeds
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National Highways confirm incident
National Highways said on X (formerly Twitter) that due to a crash, two lanes are closed with traffic only passing on one lane.
West Yorkshire Police are at the scene and drivers can expect delays.
Live traffic map shows delays building
The AA reports: “Two lanes closed and queueing traffic for three miles due to recovery work and crash on A1(M) Northbound at J44 A64 (York / Tadcaster). Congestion to J43 M1 interchange. Lanes two and three (of three) are closed. Travel time is around 25 minutes.”
AA delay update
The AA reports that delays of up to 35 minutes are to be expected and delays easing on Aberford By Pass Northbound between M1 (Leeds Colton / Garforth) and A1(M) (Boston Spa).
All lanes are now reopened
National Highways confirmed that all lanes are now open, with residual delays of 45 minutes in the area.
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