A second man was seriously injured.
A man has been killed in a head-on car crash after driving the wrong way down the M62 in West Yorkshire.
Police received reports of a Vauxhall Corsa travelling westbound on the eastbound carriageway of the motorway at 2.06am yesterday.
Officers found the vehicle had collided with a VW Golf close to the Scammonden Bridge.
The male Corsa driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The VW Golf driver was seriously injured and taken to a local hospital.
Three fire engines attended the scene.
Police briefly closed both carriageways between Junctions 22 and 24 but have since reopened them, National Highways North-West said.
The agency added: ‘There are no residual delays in the area.’
West Yorkshire Police have launched an appeal for witnesses and urged anyone who saw or has footage of the collision to get in touch.
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