Three-car smash blocks town road

A three-car smash this morning has left a blocked a road in Pontefract.

The accident happened at around 7.30am this morning on the A639 Southgate road, next to the Robin Hood pub.

Humberside Police is appealing for witnesses after a driver died in a road traffic collision.placeholder image
Humberside Police is appealing for witnesses after a driver died in a road traffic collision.

It involved a Ford, a VW and a Mercedes and the vehicle from the police, fire and ambulance service were in attendance.

It is thought that only the driver of the VW suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital.

Traffic is still backed up along Ackworth road.

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