Overview
- National Highways kept the M62 westbound closed within Junction 24 at Huddersfield after overnight works when plant machinery broke down, diverting traffic via slip roads and warning of delays exceeding 60 minutes.
- A separate collision between a car and a lorry on the M62 westbound between Junctions 26 and 25 shut three lanes, with recovery under way and queues stretching back toward Junction 27 at average speeds near 5 mph, according to AA and Inrix.
- On January 18, a three‑vehicle crash near M62 Junction 9 at Warrington set one car ablaze; firefighters extinguished the fire, one person was assessed by paramedics, and no one was trapped as lanes reopened in stages.
- Also on January 18, a car left the M62 eastbound slip at the Croft Interchange and came to rest down an embankment in trees; firefighters rigged lines to reach the driver, who was handed to paramedics.
- On January 19, officers from Warwickshire and Staffordshire Police used tactical contact to stop a car driving the wrong way on the M6 Toll and M42, bringing it to a safe halt with no injuries reported.