DRIVERS faced six miles of delays on the M62 near Bradford after a crash this afternoon.

The incident happened on the westbound section of the motorway from junction 27, for Gildersome, to junction 26, for Chain Bar roundabout.

According to travel monitoring site Inrix earlier, one lane was shut and there was queuing traffic for six miles as a result of the crash.

The lane has now reopened, reported Inrix shortly after 3pm, and traffic has returned to normal.