An 11-year-old boy suffered serious injuries in a crash on the M606 northbound; four others were hospitalized.
The worst crash involved a lorry and a car. Police received a call at 5:39 PM reporting this crash just before junction 3 on the M606 northbound involving a car and a wagon.
Ambulances transported four people to hospitals; three went to Leeds General Infirmary, and one person went to Dewsbury and District Hospital. An eleven-year-old boy suffered serious, but not life-threatening, injuries, while three others received treatment for minor injuries.
An air ambulance landed nearby around 6:30 PM in a field near the M606’s middle junction. West Yorkshire Police are investigating the incidents through their Roads Policing Unit.
If you witnessed the crashes or have any information, please call 101 or use the police website, quoting log number 1319 of February 17.