Three people have been left seriously injured after a crash between a police response vehicle and another car on the M62.
Traffic had been stopped for more than 12 hours in both directions after the collision at 11.34pm on Friday night (September 3).
A police officer and two men had to be cut from their vehicles by firefighters following the crash, on the eastbound side of the motorway between junctions 34 and 35, Yorkshire Live reports.
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Traffic only reopened on the westbound side at around 12.20pm, with the eastbound closure expected to last for another two hours.
The accident happened when a police response vehicle and a red Seat Ibiza collided on the eastbound carriageway of the M62, underneath the Finney's Lane bridge near West Cowick, in East Yorkshire.
Officers from Humberside Police and West Yorkshire Police attended the scene along with several fire engines from North Yorkshire and Humberside.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has now confirmed the police officer and two other men were seriously hurt and had to be cut from their vehicles.
The fire service said: "Crews from Selby and neighbouring appliance Goole responded to reports of a two vehicle road traffic collision involving a police response vehicle and a Seat Ibiza.
"One male officer was extricated from the vehicle with serious injuries and transported to hospital. Four male occupants in Seat Ibiza, two of which were out upon our arrival.
"Crews extricated the other two males who were then taken to hospital by ambulance.
"The crews used edraulic cutters, stabilisation equipment, lighting, sharps protection, reciprocating saw, IEC kit, first aid, neck collars and small tools.
"Crews worked in partnership with Humberside Fire as the incident was just into their area."
