M62 exit ramp closed after police vehicle fire near Leeds

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 14:01 · Archive

An exit ramp off the M62 near Tingley remained closed on Sunday morning following a police vehicle fire the previous evening.

A police vehicle caught fire on the M62 at junction 28, near Tingley, at approximately 11.15pm on Monday evening. Emergency services attended the incident, and West Yorkshire Police initially closed both carriageways of the motorway while the emergency response was underway.

West Yorkshire Police confirmed that the vehicle was a hybrid petrol-battery car and that no one had been injured in the incident. Both carriageways were later reopened, but the westbound exit ramp at junction 28 near the A650 Bradford Road remained closed.

The closure was due to recovery work on the vehicle. West Yorkshire Police said the car would be removed from the scene once the lithium-ion battery inside was judged to have sufficiently cooled. The ramp was scheduled to remain closed until 7.47am on Sunday morning for this work to be completed.

A full inspection of the vehicle will take place to establish the cause of the fire, according to West Yorkshire Police. National Highways reported that there were no significant delays resulting from the incident.

How it is being reported

• M62 slip road remains closed after police car firePolice say a full inspection will take place to establish what caused the fire.BBC Leeds And West Yorkshire · 3 Nov, 13:45
• Overnight M62 disruption near Leeds as police vehicle bursts into flamesThe M62 closed westbound after a police vehicle caught fireYorkshire Evening Post · 3 Nov, 07:23
• Exit ramp at motorway junction still closed following police vehicle blazeAn exit ramp off the M62 remains closed this morning due to ongoing recovery work following a police vehicle fire.Telegraph & Argus · 3 Nov, 07:06

In this story: M62 · junction 28 · Tingley · West Yorkshire Police · National Highways

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