Police appeal after ‘wrong-way’ driver dies in crash on M62

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a horrific head-on smash on the M62 in which a man was killed after apparently driving the wrong way down the motorway.

It happened in the early hours of last Saturday.

There had been reports a Vauxhall Corsa had been seen travelling the wrong way on the motorway.

The Corsa then collided head-on with a VW Golf.

The Corsa driver was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A man driving the Golf was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.

The incident happened near Scammonden Bridge, as the Corsa driver was reported to be driving the wrong way along the eastbound carriageway from Greater Manchester into West Yorkshire.

The stretch of motorway between junctions 22 and 24 was closed as police launched an investigation into exactly what happened. A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “At 2.06am, police received reports of a Vauxhall Corsa travelling westbound on the eastbound carriageway of the motorway.

“Officers were deployed to locate the vehicle, but it was found to have been in collision a short time later with a VW Golf close to Scammonden Bridge.

“The male Corsa driver was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

“The male Golf driver suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital for further treatment.

“The Major Collision Enquiry Team is investigating this collision and would like to hear from anyone who saw, or who has footage of the collision or the grey Vauxhall Corsa prior to it.”

»»Those with any information should call 101, or report it by using the live chat facility on the West Yorkshire Police website, quoting log reference 0137 of March 23.