The scene has now been cleared by traffic officers and all lanes are now back open.
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A BROKEN down vehicle near Chain Bar on the M62 is causing rush hour delays this afternoon.
The inside lane is closed on the eastbound carriageway of the motorway, between Junction 26 for Chain Bar and Junction 27 for Gildersome, and it is causing traffic to build up on the motorway.
The vehicle is not expected to be cleared until 5.15pm.
#M62 eastbound J26 #ChainBar to J27 #Gildersome
— Highways England (@HighwaysYORKS) April 15, 2019
Lane 1 closure currently in place for a broken down car.#TrafficOfficers are travelling to assist. pic.twitter.com/Flzn3GELzd
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