Busy day for this part of the M62

The same stretch of motorway played host to two separate incidents recently. A car and a wagon caught fire on the M62 in two separate incidents – in exactly the same location.

A Seat Leon driven by an elderly man ignited after being clipped by another car at 10am. His wife and a young passenger, believed to be his grandson, were in the car at the time but no-one was hurt.

The incident happened on the fast lane of the M62 east bound near Hartshead Services.

Police shut the motorway while the carriageway was cleared of debris and paramedics checked the family.

In the aftermath of a collision for your safety head for the hard shoulder, turn on your hazard warning lights and turn your steered wheels to the left. For your personal safety exit the car on the left hand side and move behind the barriers.

Firefighters from Brighouse Station were then called out to exactly the same location at 2pm when the engine of a wagon set alight.

The driver managed to put the flames out with a dry power extinguisher before fire crews arrived but it caused some disruption with the motorway closed for 30 minutes.

Watch manager Andy Medlock said: “We had no choice but to wait for the engine to cool down because putting water over it could cause cracks to the wagon which could be dangerous.

“We then had to wait for the Highways [Agency] to grit the road as the road surface was slippery.

“Luckily, no-one was hurt in either incident”.