Diversion in place and miles of delays after accident on M1 at Wakefield causes spillage on carriageway

Highways England said they were dealing with an incident on the northbound carriageway at junction 41 (Carr Gate).

It is understood that an accident on the carriageway caused a spillage between the entry and exit slip roads.

Traffic officers and police are on the scene, and West Yorkshire Police's Roads Policing Unit shared photos of a team working to clear a spillage on the carriageway.

An "up and over" closure is in place until the spillage is removed, officers said.

Traffic is being diverted off the motorway via the exit slip and then re-joining the entry slip while officers deal with the accident and spillage.

More than two miles of traffic has been reported on the northbound carriageway, with queues back to junction 40 for Ossett.