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Drivers have been hit by traffic jams on the M1 today due to a fuel spill on the carriageway.

National Highways Yorkshire say there is a 30 minute delay on the M1 southbound this morning as a result of an incident between J38, Huddersfield, and J37, Barnsley, due to a diesel spill.

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They said at 7.30am: “Two lanes (of three) remain closed on the #M1 southbound in #SouthYorkshire between J38 (#Huddersfield) & J37 (#Barnsley) due to a diesel spill.

Drivers have been hit by traffic jams on the M1 today due to a fuel spill on the carriageway.

“We're arranging resources to clear the spill, but this incident is likely to be ongoing for some time.

“There's a 30 min delay on approach.”

They have now added: “Clean-up works will be ongoing throughout the morning. There's now over five miles of congestion on approach so allow extra journey time.”

They added at 11:34am: “This incident has now cleared, and all lanes have re-opened on the #M1 southbound in #SouthYorkshire between J38 (#Huddersfield) & J37 (#Barnsley).

“Three miles of congestion remains in the area, but this should now start to ease. Thanks for your patience this morning.”

M1 traffic jams Barnsley: Fuel spill leads to delays in ‘ongoing’ incident

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