M1 crash Barnsley Wakefield: Crash causing massive delays with motorists stuck in FOUR miles of congestion

Motorists travelling on a section of the M1 are experiencing huge delays this afternoon following a collision, causing four miles of congestion.
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One lane is closed on the M1 southbound between Junction 38 near Wakefield and Junction 37 in Barnsley, as a result of the collision.

There are also minor delays around Junction 36 in Sheffield following the lane closure.

There is four miles of congestion on the M1 this afternoon, following a crashThere is four miles of congestion on the M1 this afternoon, following a crash
There is four miles of congestion on the M1 this afternoon, following a crash

A National Highways spokseperson said there are ‘currently four miles of congestion on approach which is adding about 30 minutes to normal journey times’.

Traffic conditions are expected to return to normal between 5pm and 5.15pm today.